Etymology of the English word sphenodon
the English word
sphenodonderived from the Greek word
sphen, σϕήν (wedge)
derived from the New Latin word
Sphenodonderived from the Greek word
odon, ὀδών, ὀ᾿δών
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*dent-using the Latin suffix
-odonDate
The earliest known usage of sphenodon in English dates from the 19th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
