Where does “dentiloquy” come from?

dentiloquy (English) comes from Latin dentis, from Latin dens, from Proto-Italic dents, from Proto-Indo-European h₃dónts, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- — to eat.

dentiloquy (English): The habit or practice of speaking through the...

Definitions

  1. The habit or practice of speaking through the...

Ancestry of “dentiloquy”, step by step

dentiloquy traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin dentis

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latindentisgenitive singular of dēns; tooth; genitive...
2Latindenstooth; a spike, prong, or any tooth-like...
3Proto-Italicdentstooth
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃dóntstooth
5Proto-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 →