Where does “dentiloquist” come from?

dentiloquist (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.

dentiloquist (English): Someone who speaks through clenched teeth

Definitions

  1. Someone who speaks through clenched teeth

Ancestry of “dentiloquist”, step by step

dentiloquist traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin dēns

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latindēnsa tooth
2Italiandentetooth; cog, prong
3Latindenstooth; a spike, prong, or any tooth-like...
4Proto-Italicdentstooth
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃dóntstooth
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ed-to eat

via Latin loqui

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinloquipresent active infinitive of loquor; to talk;...
2LatinloquorI say, speak, tell, talk; I declare, utter
3Proto-Italictlokʷōrto speak
4Proto-Indo-Europeantelkʷ-to talk
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃dónts →Every word from Proto-Italic dents →