Where does “tridentum” come from?

tridentum (Latin) comes from Latin tridēns, 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.

tridentum (Latin): genitive plural of tridēns

Definitions

  1. genitive plural of tridēns

Ancestry of “tridentum”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latintridēnsthree-tined, having three prongs or teeth
2Latindēnsa tooth
3Italiandentetooth; cog, prong
4Latindenstooth; a spike, prong, or any tooth-like...
5Proto-Italicdentstooth
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃dóntstooth
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ed-to eat

Words derived from “tridentum”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃dónts →Every word from Proto-Italic dents →