英语词汇dentition的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

词汇	dentition
词源	dentition n. 1610s, "teething, the cutting of teeth," from Latin dentitionem (nominative dentitio) "teething," noun of action from past-participle stem of dentire "to cut the teeth," from dens (genitive dentis) "tooth," from PIE root dent- "tooth." Meaning "the kind, number, and arrangement of teeth" is from 1849. Entries linking to dentition* *dent- Proto-Indo-European root meaning "tooth." It forms all or part of: al dente; dandelion; dental; dentifrice; dentist; dentition; denture; glyptodon; indent (v.1) "to make notches;" mastodon; orthodontia; periodontal; teethe; tooth; toothsome; tusk; trident. It is the hypothetical source of/evidence for its existence is provided by: Sanskrit danta, Greek odontos (gen.), Latin dens, Lithuanian dantis, Old Irish det, Welsh dent, Old English toð, German Zahn, Gothic tunþus "tooth." updated on July 23, 2018
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dentition n.