Where does “dentifrici” come from?
dentifrici (Ido) comes from Ido dentifrico, from English dentifrice, from Middle English dentifricie, from Latin dentifricium, from Latin dēns, from Italian dente, from Latin dens, from Proto-Italic dents — to eat.
dentifrici (Ido): plural of dentifrico
Definitions
- plural of dentifrico
Ancestry of “dentifrici”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ido | dentifrico | dentifrice, toothpaste or any other substance for... |
| 2 | English | dentifrice | Toothpaste or any other substance, such as... |
| 3 | Middle English | dentifricie | — |
| 4 | Latin | dentifricium | tooth powder, toothpaste |
| 5 | Latin | dēns | a tooth |
| 6 | Italian | dente | tooth; cog, prong |
| 7 | Latin | dens | tooth; a spike, prong, or any tooth-like... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | dents | tooth |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃dónts | tooth |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ed- | to eat |