English
nondental
Nondental 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
- Englishtodaynondental
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
- Englishtodaynondental
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *h₃ed- ‘to smell’
odor, annoy, ozone, egregious, toothless, odious, osmium, odium, redolent, 64 more
through Proto-Indo-European *h₃dónts ‘tooth’
through Proto-Italic *dents ‘tooth’
trident, denture, dentin, dentate, 39 more
through Latin dēns ‘a tooth’
Today it means
adj Not dental.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *h₃ed- / nondental