Etymology

applosive

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Today it means: An unreleased plosive, denoted ◌̚ in the IPA. Full definition →

English plosive ← Latin explōs- ← Proto-Indo-European *pleh₂-u-d-
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*né
  2. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  3. Proto-Hellenic*ə-
  4. Ancient Greekἀ- (a-)
  5. Englisha-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*h₁éǵʰ
  7. Proto-Indo-European*h₁éǵʰs
  8. Proto-Italic*eks
  9. Latinex
  10. Latinex-
  11. Proto-Indo-European*pleth₂-?
  12. Proto-Indo-European*pel-?
  13. Proto-Indo-European*pleh₂-
  14. Proto-Indo-European*pleh₂-u-h₂-
  15. Proto-Indo-European*pleh₂-u-d-
  16. Latinplaudō
  17. Latinexplodō
  18. Latinexplōs-
  19. Englishexplosiveclip.
  20. Englishplosive
  21. English todayapplosive

From a- + plosive.

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