Etymology

predental

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Today it means: Before, and in preparation for, dental education. Full definition →

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

  1. Proto-Indo-European*per-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*preh₂-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*préh₂i?
  4. Proto-Italic*prai
  5. Proto-Italic*prai-
  6. Latinprae-
  7. Middle Englishpre-
  8. Englishpre-
  9. Proto-Indo-European*h₃ed-
  10. Proto-Indo-European*h₃dónts
  11. Proto-Italic*dents
  12. Latindēns
  13. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  14. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  15. Medieval Latindentālis
  16. Middle Frenchdenta
  17. Late Latindentālis
  18. Englishdental
  19. English todaypredental

From pre- + dental.

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