Etymograph

English

Tridentine

Tridentine comes from Latin Tridentīnus ‘pertaining to Trent’, from tridēns ‘trident’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₃ed- ‘to smell’.

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₃ed-‘to smell’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₃dónts‘tooth’reconstructed
  3. Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*dents‘tooth’reconstructed
  4. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEdēns‘tooth’
  5. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEtridēns‘trident’
  6. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CETridentum
  7. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CETridentīnus‘pertaining to Trent’
  8. EnglishtodayTridentine

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₃ed-‘to smell’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₃dónts‘tooth’reconstructed
  3. Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*dents‘tooth’reconstructed
  4. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEdēns‘tooth’
  5. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEtridēns‘trident’
  6. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CETridentum
  7. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CETridentīnus‘pertaining to Trent’
  8. EnglishtodayTridentine

Linked words

through Proto-Indo-European *h₃ed- ‘to smell’

odor, annoy, ozone, egregious, toothless, odious, osmium, odium, redolent, 65 more

through Proto-Indo-European *h₃dónts ‘tooth’

tooth, zinc, tusk, 46 more

through Proto-Italic *dents ‘tooth’

denture, dentate, dentin, 40 more

through Latin dēns ‘tooth’

dental, dent, dens, dancy, 43 more

Today it means

adj Relating to Trent, Italy.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *h₃ed- / Tridentine