Where does “acridentatus” come from?
acridentatus (Latin) comes 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.
acridentatus (Latin): sharp toothed
Definitions
- sharp toothed
Ancestry of “acridentatus”, step by step
acridentatus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin Dentatus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | Dentatus | toothed, having teeth |
| 2 | Latin | dēns | a tooth |
| 3 | Italian | dente | tooth; cog, prong |
| 4 | Latin | dens | tooth; a spike, prong, or any tooth-like... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | dents | tooth |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃dónts | tooth |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ed- | to eat |
via Latin ācer
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | ācer | sharp, sour, bitter, pungent |
| 2 | Latin | saccharum | sugar |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | σάκχαρ | sugar; sugar cane |
| 4 | Sanskrit | शर्करा | gravel, grit, pebbles, shingle, gravelly mould or... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | śárkaraH | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | ćárkaraH | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱorkeh₂ | gravel, boulder; boulder; gravel |