Etymology

depalatalize

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Today it means: To modify (a sound) so that it is no longer palatal or phonetically palatalized. Full definition →

English palatalize ← Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? ← Middle English palate
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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. Proto-Indo-European*pleth₂-?
  8. Proto-Indo-European*pel-?
  9. Proto-Indo-European*pleh₂-os
  10. Latinpalātum
  11. Old Frenchpalat
  12. Middle Englishpalate
  13. Englishpalate
  14. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  15. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  16. Englishpalatal
  17. Englishpalatalize
  18. English todaydepalatalize

From de- + palatalize.

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