Etymology of the English word dentist
the English word
dentistderived from the French word
dentistederived 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
dentususing the French suffix
-istederived from the Latin suffix
-istaderived from the Greek suffix
-istesDate
The earliest known usage of dentist in English dates from the 18th century.
Derivations in English
dentistryCognates
Dutch
dentist, French
dentiste, German
Dentist, Italian
dentista, Swedish
dentistUsage
Word found in Modern English
