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denticulus.

little/small tooth/fang/cog; farm tool w/teeth; modillion; dental ornament;

10 characters4 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[dɛnˈtɪ.kʊ.ɫʊs]Classical-Latin[denˈtiː.ku.lus]
  1. diminutive of dēns: a little tooth, a toothlet.

    declension-2 · diminutive · form-of · masculine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₃ed- Proto-Indo-European *-ónts Proto-Indo-European *h₃dónts Proto-Italic *dents Latin dēns Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Proto-Italic *-kelos Latin -culus Latin denticulus From dēns (“tooth”) + -culus (diminutive suffix).

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