Where does “bidental” come from?

bidental (Latin) comes from Latin bidens, 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.

bidental (Latin): a bidental place struck by lightning and consecrated by a sacrifice

Definitions

  1. a bidental place struck by lightning and consecrated by a sacrifice

Ancestry of “bidental”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinbidenstwo-pronged; having two blades or teeth
2Latindēnsa tooth
3Italiandentetooth; cog, prong
4Latindenstooth; a spike, prong, or any tooth-like...
5Proto-Italicdentstooth
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃dóntstooth
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ed-to eat

Words derived from “bidental”

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