Where does “interdental” come from?
interdental (Romanian) comes from Romanian dental, 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 — to eat.
interdental (Romanian): interdental
Definitions
- interdental
Ancestry of “interdental”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | dental | dental |
| 2 | French | dental | dental |
| 3 | Medieval Latin | dentalis | bearing or furnished with small toothlike... |
| 4 | Latin | dēns | a tooth |
| 5 | Italian | dente | tooth; cog, prong |
| 6 | Latin | dens | tooth; a spike, prong, or any tooth-like... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | dents | tooth |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃dónts | tooth |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ed- | to eat |