Where does “danturare” come from?

danturare (Romanian) comes from Romanian dantură, from French denture, 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.

danturare (Romanian): toothing

Definitions

  1. toothing

Ancestry of “danturare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romaniandanturădenture, set of teeth
2Frenchdentureset of teeth
3Latindēnsa tooth
4Italiandentetooth; cog, prong
5Latindenstooth; a spike, prong, or any tooth-like...
6Proto-Italicdentstooth
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃dóntstooth
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ed-to eat
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- →