Where does “dentiform” come from?
dentiform (English) comes 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.
dentiform (English): Having the shape or structure of a tooth
Definitions
- Having the shape or structure of a tooth
Ancestry of “dentiform”, step by step
dentiform traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin dēns
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | dēns | a tooth |
| 2 | Italian | dente | tooth; cog, prong |
| 3 | Latin | dens | tooth; a spike, prong, or any tooth-like... |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | dents | tooth |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃dónts | tooth |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ed- | to eat |
via French dentiforme
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | dentiforme | — |