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Where does “Trento” come from?

Trento (Italian) comes from Latin tridentum, from Latin tridēns, 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.

Ancestry of “Trento”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latintridentumgenitive plural of tridēns
2Latintridēns—
3Latindēns—
4Italiandentetooth; cog, prong
5Latindenstooth; a spike, prong, or any tooth-like...
6Proto-Italicdentstooth
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃dóntstooth
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ed-to eat

Words derived from “Trento”

  • Trento
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- →