Where does “dentifrício” come from?

dentifrício (Portuguese) comes from Latin dentifricium, 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.

dentifrício (Portuguese): Alternative form of dentífrico

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of dentífrico

Ancestry of “dentifrício”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latindentifriciumtooth powder, toothpaste
2Latindēnsa tooth
3Italiandentetooth; cog, prong
4Latindenstooth; a spike, prong, or any tooth-like...
5Proto-Italicdentstooth
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃dóntstooth
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ed-to eat
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃dónts →Every word from Proto-Italic dents →