Etymology

alveolo-

Today it means: alveolar Full definition →

English alveolus ← Latin alveolus ← Proto-Italic *alwos?
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  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. English todayalveolo-

From alveolus + -o-.

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