Etymology

palatoalveolar

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Today it means: Of or pertaining to the palate and alveolus Full definition →

English alveolar ← Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? ← Latin alveolus
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*pleth₂-?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*pel-?
  3. Proto-Indo-European*pleh₂-os
  4. Latinpalātum
  5. Englishpalato-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ewlós
  7. Proto-Italic*aulos?
  8. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  9. Proto-Italic*alwos?
  10. Latinalvus
  11. Latinalveus
  12. Latinalveolus
  13. Englishalveolus
  14. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  15. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  16. Englishalveolar
  17. English todaypalatoalveolar

From palato- + alveolar.

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