Where does “dental” come from?
Dental comes from Middle French dental, with the original meaning and ultimate origin in earlier languages not currently established.
dental (English): Of or concerning the teeth, as in "dental care";...
Definitions
- Of or concerning the teeth, as in "dental care";...
Ancestry of “dental”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle French | dental | — |
| 2 | Latin | dentālis | bearing or furnished with small toothlike projections |
| 3 | Latin | dēns | a tooth |
| 4 | Italian | dente | tooth; cog, prong |
| 5 | Latin | dens | tooth; a spike, prong, or any tooth-like... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | dents | tooth |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃dónts | tooth |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ed- | to eat |
Words derived from “dental”