Where does “dentalcare” come from?
dentalcare (English) comes from English dental, from Middle French dental, from Latin dentālis, from Latin dēns, from Italian dente, from Latin dens, from Proto-Italic dents, from Proto-Indo-European h₃dónts — to eat.
dentalcare (English): The care and treatment of the teeth by a dentist
Definitions
- The care and treatment of the teeth by a dentist
Ancestry of “dentalcare”, step by step
dentalcare traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English dental
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | dental | Of or concerning the teeth, as in "dental care";... |
| 2 | Middle French | dental | — |
| 3 | Latin | dentālis | bearing or furnished with small toothlike projections |
| 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 |
via English care
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | care | Grief, sorrow; Close attention; concern;... |
| 2 | Middle English | care | grief; sorrow |
| 3 | Old English | caru | worry, anxiety, care; sorrow, grief |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | karu | care, worry |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | karō | complaint, lament, grievance, moan; worry,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵeh₂r- | to shout, cry; exclamation; voice; to call, cry |