Where does “Trentino” come from?
Trentino (English) comes from Italian trentino, from Italian Trento, from Latin tridentum, from Latin tridēns, from Latin dēns, from Italian dente, from Latin dens, from Proto-Italic dents — to eat.
Trentino (English): The province of Trento, in north-east Italy, that forms part of the region of Trentino-Alto Adige
Definitions
- The province of Trento, in north-east Italy, that forms part of the region of Trentino-Alto Adige
Ancestry of “Trentino”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | trentino | Trentino |
| 2 | Italian | Trento | — |
| 3 | Latin | tridentum | genitive plural of tridēns |
| 4 | Latin | tridēns | three-tined, having three prongs or teeth |
| 5 | Latin | dēns | a tooth |
| 6 | Italian | dente | tooth; cog, prong |
| 7 | Latin | dens | tooth; a spike, prong, or any tooth-like... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | dents | tooth |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃dónts | tooth |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ed- | to eat |