Where does “dentaalinen” come from?

dentaalinen (Finnish) comes from Latin dentālis, 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.

dentaalinen (Finnish): dental

Definitions

  1. dental

Ancestry of “dentaalinen”, step by step

dentaalinen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin dentālis

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latindentālisbearing or furnished with small toothlike projections
2Latindēnsa tooth
3Italiandentetooth; cog, prong
4Latindenstooth; a spike, prong, or any tooth-like...
5Proto-Italicdentstooth
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃dóntstooth
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ed-to eat

via Finnish inen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishinen

Words derived from “dentaalinen

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃dóntsEvery word from Proto-Italic dents