Etymology

bidental

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Today it means: Having only two teeth. Full definition →

English dental ← Late Latin dentālis ← Middle French denta
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bidental · adjective, noun1

  1. Proto-Indo-European*dwóh₁
  2. Proto-Indo-European*dwi-
  3. Proto-Italic*dwi-
  4. Latinbi-
  5. Englishbi-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*h₃ed-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*h₃dónts
  8. Proto-Italic*dents
  9. Latindēns
  10. Medieval Latindentālis
  11. Middle Frenchdenta
  12. Late Latindentālis
  13. Englishdental
  14. English todaybidental

From bi- + dental.

bidental · noun2

  1. Latin · borrowed frombidental
  2. Latin · borrowed frombidental
  3. English todaybidental

Borrowed from Latin bidental.

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