Where does “dēns” come from?

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

dēns (Latin): a tooth

Definitions

  1. a tooth

Ancestry of “dēns”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiandentetooth; cog, prong
2Latindenstooth; a spike, prong, or any tooth-like...
3Proto-Italicdentstooth
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃dóntstooth
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ed-to eat

Words derived from “dēns”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃dónts →Every word from Proto-Italic dents →