Where does “dințișor” come from?

dințișor (Romanian) comes from Romanian dinte, from Latin dentem, from Proto-Italic dents, from Proto-Indo-European h₃dónts, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- — to eat.

dințișor (Romanian): little tooth

Definitions

  1. little tooth

Ancestry of “dințișor”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romaniandintetooth
2Latindentemaccusative singular of dēns
3Proto-Italicdentstooth
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃dóntstooth
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ed-to eat
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃dónts →Every word from Proto-Italic dents →