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
- Any one of a series of small rectangular blocks...
Ancestry of “dentil”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | dentille | — |
| 2 | Latin | dente | ablative singular of dēns |
| 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 |
Words derived from “dentil”