English
Trento
Trento comes from Italian Trento, from Latin tridēns ‘trident’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₃ed- ‘to smell’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₃ed-‘to smell’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₃dónts‘tooth’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*dents‘tooth’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEdēns‘tooth’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEtridēns‘trident’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CETridentumliterally ‘three teeth’
- Italianc. 1300–presentTrento
- Englishtodaysame form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₃ed-‘to smell’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₃dónts‘tooth’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*dents‘tooth’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEdēns‘tooth’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEtridēns‘trident’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CETridentumliterally ‘three teeth’
- Italianc. 1300–presentTrento
- Englishtodaysame form
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *h₃ed- ‘to smell’
odor, annoy, ozone, egregious, toothless, odious, osmium, odium, redolent, 64 more
through Proto-Indo-European *h₃dónts ‘tooth’
through Proto-Italic *dents ‘tooth’
trident, denture, dentate, dentin, 39 more
through Latin dēns ‘tooth’
Today it means
name A city, the capital of the province of Trentino and the region of Trentino-Alto Adige, Italy.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *h₃ed- / Trento