Etymology

pseudodental

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Today it means: Apparently, but not actually, dental. Full definition →

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

  1. Ancient Greekψεύδω (pseúdō)
  2. Ancient Greekψευδής (pseudḗs)
  3. Middle Englishpseudo-
  4. Englishpseudo-
  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 todaypseudodental

From pseudo- + dental.

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