Where does “dental” come from?

dental (Romanian) comes from French dental, 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 (Romanian): dental

Definitions

  1. dental

Ancestry of “dental”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchdentaldental
2Medieval Latindentalisbearing or furnished with small toothlike...
3Latindēnsa tooth
4Italiandentetooth; cog, prong
5Latindenstooth; a spike, prong, or any tooth-like...
6Proto-Italicdentstooth
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃dóntstooth
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ed-to eat

Words derived from “dental”

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