Where does “Dentaliida” come from?

Dentaliida (Translingual) comes from Translingual Dentalium, from Latin dentālis, 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.

Dentaliida (Translingual): order

Definitions

  1. order

Ancestry of “Dentaliida”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TranslingualDentaliumgenus
2Latindentālisbearing or furnished with small toothlike projections
3Latindēnsa tooth
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-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃dóntsEvery word from Proto-Italic dents
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