Etymology

deglottalization

Today it means: The act, process or result of deglottalizing. Full definition →

English glottalization ← Latin dē- ← Proto-Italic *dē
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*de
  2. Proto-Indo-European*déh₁
  3. Proto-Italic*dē
  4. Latindē
  5. Latindē-
  6. Englishde-
  7. Englishglottalization
  8. English todaydeglottalization

From de- or glottalization.

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