ENGLISH ROOT WORD: dent- from Latin dens, dentis

【dent-】 is word-forming element
usually meaning "tooth"

from Latin "dens, dentis"

from PIE *dent- "tooth"

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[WORD ROOT]root dent
[VARIATIONS OF ROOT] dent
[ETYMOLOGY]root (Latin) dens, dentis
[MEANING]root tooth

【DETAILs OF ORIGIN(ENTYMOLOGY】

• 【Latin】 dens [genitive dentis] tooth
• 【Latin】 dentis [genitive of dens] tooth

[LIST OF ENGLISH WORD]

dent, dental, dentist, dentistry, indent

Please see Word information in detail as follows;

dent [combining form] from dent
【DEFINITION】 tooth
【Etymology】 [Latin] dens [genitive dentis] tooth
【ROOTs】 dent; tooth

dental [adjective] from dent
【DEFINITION】 Dental is used to describe things that relate to teeth or to the care and treatment of teeth.
【PRIMARY MEANING】 of or pertaining to teeth
【DERIVATIVEs】 dentally, dental
【Etymology】 [Latin] dens [genitive dentis] tooth
【ROOTs】 ⑴ dent; tooth ⑵ al; adjective suffix

dentist [noun] from dentist < dent
【DEFINITION】 A dentist is a person who is qualified to examine and treat people's teeth.
【PRIMARY MEANING】 one whose profession is to clean and extract teeth, repair them when diseased, and replace them when necessary with artificial ones
【DERIVATIVEs】 dentistry, dentist
【Etymology】 [Latin] dens [genitive dentis] tooth
【ROOTs】 ⑴ dent; tooth ⑵ ist; noun suffix

dentistry [noun] from dentist < dent
【DEFINITION】 Dentistry is the work done by a dentist.
【pl.】 UNCOUNTABLE NOUN
【DERIVATIVEs】 dentistry, dentist
【Etymology】 [Latin] dens [genitive dentis] tooth
【ROOTs】 ⑴ dent; tooth ⑵ ist; noun suffix ⑶ ry(ery); suffix

indent [verb] from indent < dent
【DEFINITION】 When you indent a line of writing, you start it further away from the edge of the paper than all the other lines.
【CONJUGATIONs】 indented indented indenting indents
【DERIVATIVEs】 indentation, indenter, indention, indentor, indenture, indent
【Etymology】 [Latin] indentare [in-, dens] to furnish with teeth
【ROOTs】 ⑴ in(en); in, make into, into, upon ⑵ dent; tooth

 

 

Other word list containing dent-; dentine, bident, bidental, dandelion, dentary, dentate, dentation, dentelle, denticity, denticle, denticulate, dentiferous, dentiform, dentifrice, dentigerous, dentil, dentin, dentinal, dentition, denture, indentation, indenture, interdental, interdentil, intradental, multidentate, quadridentate, trident, tridentate, dentally, indention, indenter, indentor

【OTHER ROOTs; 】

dens-
decor-
demo-
deb-
dat-
damn-
cycl-
curr
cur
col-, cult-

 

 

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