Etymology

orodental

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Today it means: Relating to the mouth and the teeth Full definition →

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

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁óh₃s
  2. Proto-Italic*ōs
  3. Latinōs
  4. Englishoro-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*h₃ed-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*h₃dónts
  7. Proto-Italic*dents
  8. Latindēns
  9. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  10. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  11. Medieval Latindentālis
  12. Middle Frenchdenta
  13. Late Latindentālis
  14. Englishdental
  15. English todayorodental

From oro- + dental.

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