myEtymology.com: English etymology of dentation

Etymology of the English word dentation

the English word dentation

derived from the English word dentate

derived from the Classical Latin word dentatus (toothed; w,)

derived from the Classical Latin word dens (tooth; tooth; tusk; ivory)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *dent-

using the Latin suffix -atus

derived from the Latin word dentus

using the English suffix -ion