Where does “inaequidens” come from?

inaequidens (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.

inaequidens (Latin): Having unequal teeth or spikes

Definitions

  1. Having unequal teeth or spikes

Ancestry of “inaequidens”, step by step

inaequidens traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin dēns

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

via Latin æquus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinæquusequal
2Latinvocāre
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwekʷ-to speak, to sound out
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃dóntsEvery word from Proto-Italic dents
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