Where does “endenter” come from?

endenter (Old French) 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.

endenter (Old French): to provide with teeth

Definitions

  1. to provide with teeth

Ancestry of “endenter”, step by step

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

Words derived from “endenter”

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