Where does “dentate” come from?

dentate (Italian) comes from Italian dentato, from Latin Dentatus, 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.

dentate (Italian): feminine plural of dentato

Definitions

  1. feminine plural of dentato

Ancestry of “dentate”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiandentatotoothed; dentate
2LatinDentatustoothed, having teeth
3Latindēnsa tooth
4Italiandentetooth; cog, prong
5Latindenstooth; a spike, prong, or any tooth-like...
6Proto-Italicdentstooth
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃dóntstooth
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ed-to eat
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃dónts →Every word from Proto-Italic dents →
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