Etymology

iotation

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Today it means: A specific occurrence of palatalization that occurred in the Proto-Slavic language, in which a consonant combined with the palatal approximant /j/ to form a palatalized consonant. Full definition →

Ancient Greek ἰῶτα
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromἰῶτα
  2. English todayiotation

From Ancient Greek ἰῶτα (iôta) + English -tion.

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekἰῶτα all →

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