Where does “tiradentes” come from?

tiradentes (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese dentes, from Portuguese dente, from Old Portuguese dente, from Latin dēns — a tooth.

tiradentes (Portuguese): toothpuller

Definitions

  1. toothpuller

Ancestry of “tiradentes”, step by step

tiradentes traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Portuguese dentes

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesedentesplural of dente
2Portuguesedentetooth; tooth; prong; tine; clove
3Old Portuguesedente—
4Latindēnsa tooth

via Portuguese tirar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesetirarto take, take out, take away; to remove,...
2Old Portuguesetirar—
3Vulgar Latin*tīrāre—
Every word from Latin dēns →Every word from Old Portuguese dente →Every word from Portuguese dente →