Where does “sexdentatus” come from?

sexdentatus (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.

sexdentatus (Latin): six-toothed

Definitions

  1. six-toothed

Ancestry of “sexdentatus”, step by step

sexdentatus 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 sex

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsexsix; 6
2Proto-Italicsekssix
3Proto-Indo-Europeanswéḱssix
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃dónts →Every word from Proto-Italic dents →