Where does “dentego” come from?

dentego (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto dento, 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.

dentego (Esperanto): Augmentative of dento; tusk

Definitions

  1. Augmentative of dento; tusk

Ancestry of “dentego”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantodentotooth
2Latindēnsa tooth
3Italiandentetooth; cog, prong
4Latindenstooth; a spike, prong, or any tooth-like...
5Proto-Italicdentstooth
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃dóntstooth
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ed-to eat
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃dónts →Every word from Proto-Italic dents →
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