subdental

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adjective

Beneath (the root of) a tooth

OriginEnglish dental ← Late Latin dentālis ← Middle French denta →
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Meanings

adjectivesubdental (not comparable)
  1. not comparableBeneath (the root of) a tooth

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*upó
  2. Proto-Italic*supo
  3. Latinsub
  4. Latinsub-
  5. Englishsub-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*h₃ed-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*h₃dónts
  8. Proto-Italic*dents
  9. Latindēns
  10. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  11. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  12. Medieval Latindentālis
  13. Middle Frenchdenta
  14. Late Latindentālis
  15. Englishdental
  16. Englishsubdental

From sub- + dental.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with subdental

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Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

subdental. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/subdental

MLA

“subdental.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/subdental. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “subdental,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/subdental.

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