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Where does “polidentato” come from?

polidentato (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.

polidentato (Italian): polydentate, multidentate

Definitions

  1. polydentate, multidentate

Ancestry of “polidentato”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiandentatotoothed; dentate
2LatinDentatus—
3Latindēns—
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- →