Where does “dinti” come from?
dinti (Guinea-Bissau Creole) comes from Portuguese dente, from Old Portuguese dente, from Latin dēns.
dinti (Guinea-Bissau Creole): tooth
Ancestry of “dinti”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | dente | tooth; tooth; prong; tine; clove |
| 2 | Old Portuguese | dente | — |
| 3 | Latin | dēns | — |