Where does “entredientes” come from?

entredientes (Spanish) comes from Spanish entré, from Latin inter, from Proto-Indo-European h₁entér, from Proto-Indo-European h₁en — in; in, inside.

entredientes (Spanish): under one's breath; in a murmur; quietly; especially, so as to avoid being overheard, as when saying something disrespectful

Definitions

  1. under one's breath; in a murmur; quietly; especially, so as to avoid being overheard, as when saying something disrespectful

Ancestry of “entredientes”, step by step

entredientes traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Spanish entré

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishentrébetween
2Latininterbetween, among; during, while
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁entérbetween
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁enin; in, inside

via Spanish [[diente]]s

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanish[[diente]]s—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁en →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁entér →Every word from Latin inter →