Where does “dental” come from?

dental (Portuguese) comes from Medieval Latin dentalis, 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.

dental (Portuguese): dental of or concerning teeth, cleaning teeth

Definitions

dental of or concerning teeth, cleaning teeth

Ancestry of “dental”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Medieval Latin	dentalis	bearing or furnished with small toothlike...
2	Latin	dēns	a tooth
3	Italian	dente	tooth; cog, prong
4	Latin	dens	tooth; a spike, prong, or any tooth-like...
5	Proto-Italic	dents	tooth
6	Proto-Indo-European	h₃dónts	tooth
7	Proto-Indo-European	h₁ed-	to eat

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