Where does “dentil” come from?

dentil (English) comes from French dentille, from Latin dente, from Latin dens, from Proto-Italic dents, from Proto-Indo-European h₃dónts, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- — to eat.

dentil (English): Any one of a series of small rectangular blocks...

Definitions

  1. Any one of a series of small rectangular blocks...

Ancestry of “dentil”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchdentille—
2Latindenteablative singular of dēns
3Latindenstooth; a spike, prong, or any tooth-like...
4Proto-Italicdentstooth
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃dóntstooth
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ed-to eat

Words derived from “dentil”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃dónts →Every word from Proto-Italic dents →