Etymograph

English

dentin

Dentin comes from French dentine, from Latin dens ‘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 CEdens‘tooth’
  5. Frenchc. 1600–presentdentine
  6. Englishtodaydentin

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 CEdens‘tooth’
  5. Frenchc. 1600–presentdentine
  6. Englishtodaydentin

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 dens ‘tooth’

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

Today it means

noun The hard, dense calcareous material that makes up the bulk of a tooth.

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

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

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