Where does “Trent” come from?
Trent (English) comes from Italian Trento, from Latin tridentum, from Latin tridēns, from Latin dēns, from Italian dente, from Latin dens, from Proto-Italic dents, from Proto-Indo-European h₃dónts — to eat.
Trent (English): A placename
Definitions
- A placename
Ancestry of “Trent”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | Trento | — |
| 2 | Latin | tridentum | genitive plural of tridēns |
| 3 | Latin | tridēns | three-tined, having three prongs or teeth |
| 4 | Latin | dēns | a tooth |
| 5 | Italian | dente | tooth; cog, prong |
| 6 | Latin | dens | tooth; a spike, prong, or any tooth-like... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | dents | tooth |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃dónts | tooth |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ed- | to eat |