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Where does “dénte” come from?

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

dénte (Venetian): tooth; cog, prong

Definitions

  1. tooth; cog, prong

Ancestry of “dénte”, step by step

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

Words derived from “dénte”

  • dinti
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- →