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Where does “dente” come from?

dente (Portuguese) comes from Old Portuguese dente, from Latin dēns.

dente (Portuguese): tooth; tooth; prong; tine; clove

Definitions

  1. tooth; tooth; prong; tine; clove

Ancestry of “dente”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portuguesedente—
2Latindēns—

Words derived from “dente”

  • dentes
  • dentista
  • denti
  • dinti
Every word from Latin dēns →