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Where does “denteto” come from?

denteto (Ido) comes from Ido 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.

denteto (Ido): small tooth; cog

Definitions

  1. small tooth; cog

Ancestry of “denteto”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Idodentotooth; barb
2Latindēns—
3Italiandentetooth; cog, prong
4Latindenstooth; a spike, prong, or any tooth-like...
5Proto-Italicdentstooth
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃dóntstooth
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ed-to eat
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