Gnathic
/ˈnæθɪk/noun
Relating to the jaw or jaws.
Did you know?In zoology, Gnathostomata—the jawed vertebrates—literally combines Greek gnathos, “jaw,” with stoma, “mouth.”
Etymological Timeline
Ancient Greek
Greek
γνάθος (gnáthos)
“Jaw; cheek or jawbone”
Hellenistic Greek
Greek
γναθικός (gnathikós)
“Relating to the jaw”
17th Century
New Latin
gnathicus
“Pertaining to the jaw, especially in anatomical or zoological description”
19th Century
Scientific English
gnathic
“Relating to the jaw or jaws”
Modern English
English
gnathic
“Of or concerning the jaw, used especially in anatomy and zoology”
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