Etymology of the French word adent
the French word
adentderived from the French word
adenterusing the French prefix
a-derived from the Latin word
ad (to; near; to; to; to; near)
derived 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 adent in French dates from the 16th century.