Etymology

palatalize

pal·a·tal·ize
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Today it means: To pronounce a sound with the tongue against the palate of the mouth when that sound normally would not be so pronounced. Full definition →

English palatal ← Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? ← Middle English palate
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*pleth₂-?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*pel-?
  3. Proto-Indo-European*pleh₂-os
  4. Latinpalātum
  5. Old Frenchpalat
  6. Middle Englishpalate
  7. Englishpalate
  8. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  9. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  10. Englishpalatal
  11. English todaypalatalize

From palatal + -ize.

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