Etymology

dento-

Today it means: tooth or teeth Full definition →

Latin dens ← Proto-Italic *dents ← Proto-Indo-European *h₃dónts
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₃ed-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₃dónts
  3. Proto-Italic*dents
  4. Latindens
  5. English todaydento-

Combining form of Latin dens (tooth) with -o-, after the pattern of Greek combining words.

Words from the same roots

Latindens all →

dentindentdensdentinpremolardogtoothcanine toothdancettedentexdenti-dentiferousdentiformdentilavedentiphonedentizedentoidmesiodens

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