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Where does “denticulatus” come from?

denticulatus (Latin) comes from Latin denticulus, 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.

denticulatus (Latin): denticulate; furnished with small teeth

Definitions

  1. denticulate; furnished with small teeth

Ancestry of “denticulatus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latindenticulusa little tooth
2Latindēns—
3Italiandentetooth; cog, prong
4Latindenstooth; a spike, prong, or any tooth-like...
5Proto-Italicdentstooth
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃dóntstooth
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ed-to eat

Words derived from “denticulatus”

  • denticulate
  • multidenticulate
  • semidenticulate
  • plumodenticulate
  • nondenticulate
  • denticulate
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