Where does “dentate” come from?
Dentate comes from Latin dentatus, derived from Latin dens, which traces to Proto-Indo-European h₃dónts, ultimately from the root h₁ed- meaning to eat.
dentate (English): Having teeth or toothlike projections; serrated,...
Definitions
- Having teeth or toothlike projections; serrated,...
Ancestry of “dentate”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | Dentatus | — |
| 2 | Latin | dēns | — |
| 3 | Italian | dente | tooth; cog, prong |
| 4 | Latin | dens | tooth; a spike, prong, or any tooth-like... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | dents | tooth |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃dónts | tooth |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ed- | to eat |
Words derived from “dentate”