Where does “dental” come from?

dental (German) comes from Medieval Latin dentalis, 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.

dental (German): dental

Definitions

  1. dental

Ancestry of “dental”, step by step

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

Words derived from “dental”

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