Where does “daggertooth” come from?
daggertooth (English) comes from English dagger, from Middle English daggere, from Old French dague, from Italian daga, from Vulgar Latin daca, from Latin Dacia, from Ancient Greek Δάοι.
daggertooth (English): Any of the genus Anotopterus of aulopiform fish,...
Definitions
- Any of the genus Anotopterus of aulopiform fish,...
Ancestry of “daggertooth”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | dagger | A stabbing weapon, similar to a sword but with a... |
| 2 | Middle English | daggere | dagger |
| 3 | Old French | dague | — |
| 4 | Italian | daga | dagger; A stabbing weapon, similar to a sword but... |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | daca | Dacian knife; Dacian |
| 6 | Latin | Dacia | Denmark; Dacia; greater Romania |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | Δάοι | — |