Where does “dentifricium” come from?
dentifricium (Latin) comes 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.
dentifricium (Latin): tooth powder, toothpaste
Definitions
- tooth powder, toothpaste
Ancestry of “dentifricium”, step by step
dentifricium traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin dēns
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | dēns | a tooth |
| 2 | Italian | dente | tooth; cog, prong |
| 3 | Latin | dens | tooth; a spike, prong, or any tooth-like... |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | dents | tooth |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃dónts | tooth |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ed- | to eat |
via Latin fricō
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | fricō | to rub |
| 2 | Latin | frio | I crumble, rub, or break into pieces |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | *friāō | — |
via Latin fricāre
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | fricāre | — |