Where does “dente” come from?

dente (Italian) comes from Latin dens, from Proto-Italic dents, from Proto-Indo-European h₃dónts, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- — to eat.

dente (Italian): tooth; cog, prong

Definitions

  1. tooth; cog, prong

Ancestry of “dente”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latindenstooth; a spike, prong, or any tooth-like...
2Proto-Italicdentstooth
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃dóntstooth
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ed-to eat

Words derived from “dente”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- →