Where does “denticule” come from?

denticule (English) comes from French denticule, from Latin denticulus, from Latin dēns, from Italian dente, from Latin dens, from Proto-Italic dents, from Proto-Indo-European h₃dónts, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- — to eat.

denticule (English): A small tooth or toothlike structure

Definitions

  1. A small tooth or toothlike structure

Ancestry of “denticule”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchdenticuledenticule
2Latindenticulusa little tooth
3Latindēnsa tooth
4Italiandentetooth; cog, prong
5Latindenstooth; a spike, prong, or any tooth-like...
6Proto-Italicdentstooth
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃dóntstooth
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ed-to eat
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃dónts →Every word from Proto-Italic dents →