Where does “dens” come from?

Dens comes from Latin dens, from Proto-Indo-European h₃dónts, ultimately from the Proto-Indo-European root h₁ed- meaning to eat.

dens (English): plural of den; The strong odontoid process of the...

Definitions

  1. plural of den; The strong odontoid process of the...

Ancestry of “dens”, step by step

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