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dentifricium.

tooth powder, toothpaste

12 characters4 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[dɛn.tɪˈfrɪ.ki.ũː]Classical-Latin[den.tiˈfriː.t͡ʃi.um]

  1. tooth powder, toothpaste

    declension-2 · neuter
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₃ed- Proto-Indo-European *-ónts Proto-Indo-European *h₃dónts Proto-Italic *dents Latin dens Latin fricō Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -iusnom. Latin -ium Latin dentifricium From dens (“tooth”) + fricō (“to rub”) + -ium.

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