Where does “djente” come from?

djente (Papiamentu) comes from Kabuverdianu denti, from Portuguese dente, from Old Portuguese dente, from Latin dēns — a tooth.

djente (Papiamentu): tooth

Definitions

  1. tooth

Ancestry of “djente”, step by step

djente traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Kabuverdianu denti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Kabuverdianudentitooth
2Portuguesedentetooth; tooth; prong; tine; clove
3Old Portuguesedente—
4Latindēnsa tooth

via Spanish diente

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishdientetooth; clove
2Old Spanishdientetooth
Every word from Latin dēns →
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