Etymology

dens

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Today it means: A toothlike process projecting from the anterior end of the centrum of the axis vertebra on which the atlas vertebra rotates. Full definition →

Latin dēns
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dens · noun, verb1

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

dens · noun2

  1. Latin · borrowed fromdēns“a tooth”
  2. English todaydens

Borrowed from Latin dēns (“a tooth”). Doublet of dent and tooth.

Words from the same roots

Latindēns all →

dentindentdentinpremolardogtoothcanine toothdancettedentexdenti-dentiferousdentiformdentilavedentiphonedentizedento-dentoidmesiodens

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