Where does “dentifrice” come from?
dentifrice (English) comes from Middle English dentifricie, from Latin dentifricium, 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.
dentifrice (English): Toothpaste or any other substance, such as...
Definitions
- Toothpaste or any other substance, such as...
Ancestry of “dentifrice”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | dentifricie | — |
| 2 | Latin | dentifricium | tooth powder, toothpaste |
| 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 |