Where does “dentut” come from?

dentut (Catalan) comes from Catalan dent, from Latin dēns, from Italian dente, from Latin dens, from Proto-Italic dents, from Proto-Indo-European h₃dónts, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- — to eat.

dentut (Catalan): toothy having prominent teeth

Definitions

  1. toothy having prominent teeth

Ancestry of “dentut”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalandenttooth
2Latindēnsa tooth
3Italiandentetooth; cog, prong
4Latindenstooth; a spike, prong, or any tooth-like...
5Proto-Italicdentstooth
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃dóntstooth
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ed-to eat
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- →
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