English
dentate
Dentate comes from Latin dentātus ‘toothed, having teeth’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *h₃ed- ‘to bite’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₃ed-‘to bite’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₃dónts‘tooth’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*dents‘tooth’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEdēns‘a tooth’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEdentātus‘toothed, having teeth’
- Englishtodaydentate
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₃ed-‘to bite’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₃dónts‘tooth’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*dents‘tooth’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEdēns‘a tooth’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEdentātus‘toothed, having teeth’
- Englishtodaydentate
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *h₃ed- ‘to bite’
odor, annoy, ozone, egregious, toothless, odious, osmium, odium, redolent, 66 more
through Proto-Indo-European *h₃dónts ‘tooth’
through Latin dēns ‘a tooth’
trident, dens, denture, dentin, 41 more
through Latin dentātus ‘toothed, having teeth’
Today it means
adj Having teeth or toothlike projections; serrated, toothed.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *h₃ed- / dentate