ortodoncia

Spanish

Etymology

Etymology tree

Spanish orto-

Proto-Indo-European *h₃ed-

Proto-Indo-European *-ónts

Proto-Indo-European *h₃dónts

Proto-Hellenic *odónts

Ancient Greek ὀδούς (odoús)

Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós

Proto-Italic *-ijos

Proto-Italic *-ios

Old Latin -ios

Latin -ius

Latin -iader.

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂

Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂

Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂

Proto-Hellenic *-íā

Ancient Greek -ία (-ía)

Ancient Greek -εία (-eía)der.

Spanish -ia

Spanish ortodoncia

From orto- + Ancient Greek ὀδούς (odoús, “tooth”) + Spanish -ia.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /oɾtoˈdonθja/ [oɾ.t̪oˈð̞õn̟.θja] (Equatorial Guinea, Spain)
• IPA^(key): /oɾtoˈdonsja/ [oɾ.t̪oˈð̞õn.sja] (Latin America, Philippines)
• Rhymes: -onθja (Equatorial Guinea, Spain)
• Rhymes: -onsja (Latin America, Philippines)
• Syllabification: or‧to‧don‧cia

Noun

ortodoncia f (uncountable)

1. orthodontics

Derived terms

• ortodoncista

Further reading

• “ortodoncia”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025