wisdom tooth
English
noun
Definitions
- (dentistry) One of the four (one upper and one lower on each side) rearmost molars in humans, which typically develop between ages 18-24.
Etymology
Compound from English wisdom + English tooth derived from Ancient Greek σωφρονιστῆρες, σωφρονιστήρ (prudent self-controlled ones).
Origin
Ancient Greek
σωφρονιστῆρες, σωφρονιστήρ
Gloss
prudent self-controlled ones
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Bluetooth English
- antiwisdom English
- bigtooth English
- bucktooth English
- cheek tooth English
- daggertooth English
- dogtooth English
- doom English
- eyetooth English
- fangtooth English
- foretooth English
- gagtooth English
- houndstooth English
- intertooth English
- megatooth shark English
- milk-tooth English
- multitooth English
- picktooth English
- pseudotooth English
- puppytooth English
- retooth English
- sabertooth English
- sabretooth English
- sawtooth English
- snaggletooth English
- tooth English
- tooth pad English
- toothache English
- toothake English
- toothbill English
- toothblack English
- toothbrush English
- toothbrusher English
- toothcare English
- toothcarp English
- toothdrawer English
- toothdrawing English
- toothed English
- toothfish English
- toothful English
- toothing English
- toothleaf English
- toothless English
- toothlet English
- toothlike English
- toothly English
- toothmark English
- toothmug English
- toothpaste English
- toothpick English
- toothpicker English
- toothplate English
- toothpuller English
- toothrow English
- toothsome English
- toothwash English
- toothwort English
- toothy English
- untooth English
- unwisdom English
- wangtooth English
- wisdom English
- wisdomless English
- wisdomwise English
- wise English
- worldwisdom English
- kies Dutch, Flemish
- verstand Dutch, Flemish
- verstandskies Dutch, Flemish
- wijsheidstand Dutch, Flemish
- σωφρονιστῆρες, σωφρονιστήρ Ancient Greek
- -s- Swedish
- tand Swedish
- visdom Swedish
- visdomstand Swedish
- tothe Middle English
- wisdom Middle English
- tand Danish
- visdom Danish
- visdomstand Danish
- tönn Icelandic
- vísdómstönn Icelandic
- vísdómur Icelandic
- wise
- doom
- tooth
- toothy
- wisdom
- retooth
- toothed
- toothly
- untooth
- toothing
- sawtooth
- toothmug
- toothake
- dogtooth
- bigtooth
- toothful
- eyetooth
- unwisdom
- toothrow
- toothlet
- gagtooth
- toothmark
- fangtooth
- foretooth
- toothsome
- toothless
- toothpick
- toothleaf
- toothcarp
- toothlike
- picktooth
- toothwash
- bucktooth
- Bluetooth
- toothbill
- toothcare
- toothache
- tooth pad
- toothfish
- wangtooth
- toothwort
- puppytooth
- sabretooth
- milk-tooth
- antiwisdom
- intertooth
- toothpaste
- multitooth
- toothplate
- wisdomwise
- sabertooth
- wisdomless
- toothbrush
- toothblack
- toothdrawer
- daggertooth
- toothpuller
- pseudotooth
- toothpicker
- worldwisdom
- cheek tooth
- houndstooth
- snaggletooth
- toothdrawing
- toothbrusher
- megatooth shark