Where does “dentistic” come from?
dentistic (English) comes from English dentist, from French dentiste, from French dent, from Middle French dent, from Old French dent, from Latin dēns, from Italian dente, from Latin dens — to eat.
dentistic (English): Relating to dentistry or to dentists
Definitions
- Relating to dentistry or to dentists
Ancestry of “dentistic”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | dentist | A medical doctor who specializes in dentistry |
| 2 | French | dentiste | dentist |
| 3 | French | dent | tooth; cog |
| 4 | Middle French | dent | tooth |
| 5 | Old French | dent | tooth |
| 6 | Latin | dēns | — |
| 7 | Italian | dente | tooth; cog, prong |
| 8 | Latin | dens | tooth; a spike, prong, or any tooth-like... |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | dents | tooth |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃dónts | tooth |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ed- | to eat |