Etymology

intervocalic

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Today it means: Existing or occurring between vowels. Full definition →

English vocalic ← French vocalique ← Latin inter-
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁én
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₁n̥tér
  3. Proto-Italic*n̥ter
  4. Latininter
  5. Latininter-
  6. Englishinter-
  7. Frenchvocalique
  8. Englishvocalic
  9. English todayintervocalic

From inter- + vocalic.

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