Etymology

infradental

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Today it means: Beneath the teeth Full definition →

English dental ← Late Latin dentālis ← Middle French denta
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The story

  1. Latinīnfrā
  2. Englishinfra-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*h₃ed-
  4. Proto-Indo-European*h₃dónts
  5. Proto-Italic*dents
  6. Latindēns
  7. Medieval Latindentālis
  8. Middle Frenchdenta
  9. Late Latindentālis
  10. Englishdental
  11. English todayinfradental

From infra- + dental.

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