Where does “dinte” come from?

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

dinte (Romanian): tooth

Definitions

  1. tooth

Ancestry of “dinte”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latindentemaccusative singular of dēns
2Proto-Italicdentstooth
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃dóntstooth
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ed-to eat

Words derived from “dinte”

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