Where does “edentulousness” come from?
edentulousness (English) comes from English edentulous, from Latin edentulus, 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.
edentulousness (English): The property of being edentulous; lack of teeth
Definitions
- The property of being edentulous; lack of teeth
Ancestry of “edentulousness”, step by step
edentulousness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English edentulous
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | edentulous | Toothless |
| 2 | Latin | edentulus | toothless |
| 3 | Latin | dēns | a tooth |
| 4 | Italian | dente | tooth; cog, prong |
| 5 | Latin | dens | tooth; a spike, prong, or any tooth-like... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | dents | tooth |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃dónts | tooth |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ed- | to eat |
via English Ness
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Ness | An Ulster princess and the mother of Conchobar mac Nessa and Findchoem in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. Daughter of Eochaid Sálbuide. Also the mother of Cormac Cond Longas by incest with Conchobar mac Nessa |
| 2 | Middle English | nesse | — |
| 3 | Old English | næs | not, not at all; not; first/third-person singular... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | nasją | foothill; headland; cape |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | néh₂s | nose |