Where does “dental” come from?

dental (Middle French) comes from Latin dentālis, 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.

Ancestry of “dental”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latindentālisbearing or furnished with small toothlike projections
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 “dental”

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