Etymology of the English word dentil
the English word
dentilderived from the French word
dentilderived from the French word
dentillederived from the Old French word
dentderived from the Classical Latin word
dens (tooth; tooth; tusk; ivory)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*dent-derived from the Latin word
dentusDate
The earliest known usage of dentil in English dates from the 17th century.
Derivations in English
interdentilUsage
Word found in Modern English
