Where does “interdentally” come from?
interdentally (English) comes from English interdental, from English dental, from Middle French dental, from Latin dentālis, from Latin dēns, from Italian dente, from Latin dens, from Proto-Italic dents — to eat.
interdentally (English): Between the teeth
Ancestry of “interdentally”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | interdental | Pertaining to the space between the teeth;... |
| 2 | English | dental | Of or concerning the teeth, as in "dental care";... |
| 3 | Middle French | dental | — |
| 4 | Latin | dentālis | — |
| 5 | Latin | dēns | — |
| 6 | Italian | dente | tooth; cog, prong |
| 7 | Latin | dens | tooth; a spike, prong, or any tooth-like... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | dents | tooth |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃dónts | tooth |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ed- | to eat |