Etymology

skeletodental

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Today it means: skeletal and dental Full definition →

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

  1. Englishskeleto-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₃ed-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*h₃dónts
  4. Proto-Italic*dents
  5. Latindēns
  6. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  8. Medieval Latindentālis
  9. Middle Frenchdenta
  10. Late Latindentālis
  11. Englishdental
  12. English todayskeletodental

From skeleto- + dental.

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