Etymology

dentialveolar

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Today it means: Articulated with a flat tongue against the alveolar ridge and upper teeth. Full definition →

English alveolar ← Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? ← Latin alveolus
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₃ed-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₃dónts
  3. Proto-Italic*dents
  4. Latindens
  5. Englishdenti-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ewlós
  7. Proto-Italic*aulos?
  8. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  9. Proto-Italic*alwos?
  10. Latinalvus
  11. Latinalveus
  12. Latinalveolus
  13. Englishalveolus
  14. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  15. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  16. Englishalveolar
  17. English todaydentialveolar

From denti- + alveolar.

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