Where does “dentista” come from?
dentista (Asturian) comes from Asturian diente, from Latin dentem, from Proto-Italic dents, from Proto-Indo-European h₃dónts, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- — to eat.
dentista (Asturian): dentist
Ancestry of “dentista”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Asturian | diente | tooth |
| 2 | Latin | dentem | accusative singular of dēns |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | dents | tooth |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃dónts | tooth |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ed- | to eat |