The story
- New Latin · borrowed fromlevātor vēlī palātīnī“lifter of the palatine veil”
- English todaylevator veli palatini
Borrowed from New Latin levātor vēlī palātīnī (“lifter of the palatine veil”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
levator veli palatini
Today it means: A muscle arising from the temporal bone and the cartilage of the Eustachian tube and descending to insert into the midline of the soft palate which it elevates especially to close the nasopharynx while swallowing is taking place to prevent regurgitation of liquid or solid matter through the nose. Full definition →
New Latin levātor vēlī palātīnī