Where does “dente” come from?
dente (Latin) comes from Latin dens, from Proto-Italic dents, from Proto-Indo-European h₃dónts, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- — to eat.
dente (Latin): ablative singular of dēns
Definitions
- ablative singular of dēns
Ancestry of “dente”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | dens | tooth; a spike, prong, or any tooth-like... |
| 2 | Proto-Italic | dents | tooth |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃dónts | tooth |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ed- | to eat |
Words derived from “dente”