Where does “dente” come from?
dente (Venetian) comes from Latin dentem, from Proto-Italic dents, from Proto-Indo-European h₃dónts, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- — to eat.
dente (Venetian): tooth; cog, prong
Ancestry of “dente”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | dentem | accusative singular of dēns |
| 2 | Proto-Italic | dents | tooth |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃dónts | tooth |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ed- | to eat |
Words derived from “dente”