English
infradental
Infradental comes from Latin dēns ‘a tooth’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *h₃ed- ‘to smell’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₃ed-‘to smell’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’
- Medieval Latinmoderndentālis
- Middle Frenchc. 1400–1600dental
- Late Latinmoderndentālis
- English1500–presentdental
- Englishtodayinfradental
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₃ed-‘to smell’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’
- Medieval Latinmoderndentālis
- Middle Frenchc. 1400–1600dental
- Late Latinmoderndentālis
- English1500–presentdental
- Englishtodayinfradental
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *h₃ed- ‘to smell’
odor, annoy, ozone, egregious, toothless, odious, osmium, redolent, odium, 64 more
through Proto-Indo-European *h₃dónts ‘tooth’
through Proto-Italic *dents ‘tooth’
trident, denture, dentate, dentin, 39 more
through Latin dēns ‘a tooth’
Today it means
adj Beneath the teeth
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *h₃ed- / infradental