Where does “dentilled” come from?
dentilled (English) comes from English dentil, 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.
dentilled (English): Adorned with dentils
Ancestry of “dentilled”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | dentil | Any one of a series of small rectangular blocks... |
| 2 | French | dentille | — |
| 3 | Latin | dente | ablative singular of dēns |
| 4 | Latin | dens | tooth; a spike, prong, or any tooth-like... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | dents | tooth |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃dónts | tooth |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ed- | to eat |