Etymograph

English

interdentally

Interdentally comes from English interdental.

  1. English1500–presentinterdental
  2. Englishtodayinterdentally

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Earlier history not traced here.

Lineage

  1. English1500–presentinterdental
  2. Englishtodayinterdentally

A compound of interdental + -ly

Proto-Indo-European *h₃ed- ‘to smell’

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Medieval Latin dentālis

Middle French dental

Late Latin dentālis

English dental

English interdental

Today it means

adv Between the teeth.

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

Etymograph / English interdental / interdentally