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Where does “dientudo” come from?

dientudo (Spanish) comes from Spanish diente, from Old Spanish diente, 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.

dientudo (Spanish): with big teeth

Definitions

  1. with big teeth

Ancestry of “dientudo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishdientetooth; clove
2Old Spanishdiente—
3Latindēns—
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- →