Etymology

labiovelar

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Today it means: co-articulated at the velum and the lips Full definition →

English velar ← Latin vēlāris ← Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.?
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*leb-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*l̥b-yóm
  3. Proto-Italic*labjom
  4. Latinlabium
  5. Englishlabio-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*weg-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*wegslomder.?
  8. Proto-Indo-European*weǵʰ-der.?
  9. Proto-Italic*wekslom
  10. Latinvēlum
  11. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  12. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  13. Latinvēlāris
  14. Englishvelar
  15. English todaylabiovelar

From labio- + velar.

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