Where does “semidenticulate” come from?

semidenticulate (English) comes from English denticulate, from Latin denticulatus, from Latin denticulus, from Latin dēns, from Italian dente, from Latin dens, from Proto-Italic dents, from Proto-Indo-European h₃dónts — to eat.

semidenticulate (English): Partially denticulate

Definitions

  1. Partially denticulate

Ancestry of “semidenticulate”, step by step

semidenticulate traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English denticulate

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdenticulateFinely dentate, as a leaf edge; bearing many...
2Latindenticulatusdenticulate; furnished with small teeth
3Latindenticulusa little tooth
4Latindēnsa tooth
5Italiandentetooth; cog, prong
6Latindenstooth; a spike, prong, or any tooth-like...
7Proto-Italicdentstooth
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃dóntstooth
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ed-to eat

via English semi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsemiA semi-detached house; A semitrailer; a...
2Englishsemi-half; partial, incomplete; somewhat, rather,...
3Latinsēmi-half
4Proto-Indo-Europeansēmihalf; partially
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃dóntsEvery word from Proto-Italic dents