Etymology

apicoalveolar

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Today it means: Articulated with the tip of the tongue against the alveolar ridge. Full definition →

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

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ep-
  2. Proto-Italic*apeks
  3. Latinapex
  4. Englishapico-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ewlós
  6. Proto-Italic*aulos?
  7. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  8. Proto-Italic*alwos?
  9. Latinalvus
  10. Latinalveus
  11. Latinalveolus
  12. Englishalveolus
  13. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  14. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  15. Englishalveolar
  16. English todayapicoalveolar

From apico- + alveolar.

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