Etymograph

English

dentil

Dentil comes from French dentille, from Latin dēns ‘a tooth’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₃ed- ‘to bite’.

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₃ed-‘to bite’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 CEdēnsas dente‘a tooth’
  5. Frenchc. 1600–presentdentille
  6. Englishtodaydentil

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₃ed-‘to bite’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 CEdēnsas dente‘a tooth’
  5. Frenchc. 1600–presentdentille
  6. Englishtodaydentil

Linked words

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

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

through Proto-Indo-European *h₃dónts ‘tooth’

tooth, zinc, tusk, 46 more

through Latin dēns ‘a tooth’

dental, trident, dens, dancy, denture, dentate, 40 more

Today it means

noun Any one of a series of small rectangular blocks projecting like teeth from a molding or beneath a cornice.

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

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

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