Where does “dentada” come from?

dentada (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese -ada, from Old Portuguese -ada, from Latin -āta.

dentada (Portuguese): bite; feminine singular of dentado

Definitions

  1. bite; feminine singular of dentado

Ancestry of “dentada”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguese-adaforms the feminine singular past participle of...
2Old Portuguese-ada—
3Latin-āta—
Every word from Latin -āta →Every word from Portuguese -ada →Every word from Old Portuguese -ada →