Where does “esdentegat” come from?

esdentegat (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.

esdentegat (Catalan): toothless

Definitions

  1. toothless

Ancestry of “esdentegat”, step by step

esdentegat traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Catalan dent

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

via Catalan és

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalanéshimself, herself, itself (direct or indirect object)
2Latinestthird-person singular present active indicative...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁éstito be
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁es-to be
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- →