Etymology

alveolar

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Today it means: Relating to the alveoli (small air sacs) of the lungs. Full definition →

Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? ← English alveolus ← Latin alveolus
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ewlós
  2. Proto-Italic*aulos?
  3. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  4. Proto-Italic*alwos?
  5. Latinalvus
  6. Latinalveus
  7. Latinalveolus
  8. Englishalveolus
  9. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  10. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  11. English todayalveolar

From alveolus + -ar.

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