Etymology

nonpalatal

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Today it means: Not palatal. Full definition →

English palatal ← Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? ← Middle English palate
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*né
  2. Proto-Germanic*ne
  3. Proto-Indo-European*ís?
  4. Proto-Indo-European*h₁óynos
  5. Proto-Germanic*ainaz
  6. Proto-Germanic*nainaz
  7. Proto-West Germanic*nain
  8. Old Englishnān
  9. Middle Englishnon
  10. Old Englishnān
  11. Old Englishnān-
  12. Middle Englishnon-
  13. Englishnon-
  14. Proto-Indo-European*pleth₂-?
  15. Proto-Indo-European*pel-?
  16. Proto-Indo-European*pleh₂-os
  17. Latinpalātum
  18. Old Frenchpalat
  19. Middle Englishpalate
  20. Englishpalate
  21. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  22. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  23. Englishpalatal
  24. English todaynonpalatal

From non- + palatal.

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