English
dentex
Dentex comes from Latin dentex ‘a kind of bream’, from dēns ‘tooth’, and ultimately from 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‘tooth’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEdentex‘a kind of bream’
- mulmodernDentex
- Englishtodaydentex
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‘tooth’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEdentex‘a kind of bream’
- mulmodernDentex
- Englishtodaydentex
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *h₃ed- ‘to bite’
odor, annoy, ozone, egregious, toothless, odious, osmium, odium, redolent, 64 more
through Proto-Indo-European *h₃dónts ‘tooth’
through Latin dēns ‘tooth’
dental, trident, dens, dancy, denture, dentin, dentate, 39 more
Today it means
noun Any member of the genus Dentex of perciform fish.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *h₃ed- / dentex