Etymology

palpebral

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Today it means: Of, pertaining to, or located on or near the eyelids. Full definition →

Late Latin palpebrālis ← Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? ← Latin palpebra
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The story

  1. Latinpalpō
  2. Proto-Italic*ðrā
  3. Latinpalpebra
  4. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  6. Late Latinpalpebrālis
  7. English todaypalpebral

Borrowed from Late Latin palpebrālis (“of or on the eyelids”), from palpebra (“an eyelid”) + -ālis (“-al”, adjectival suffix), equivalent to palpebra + -al.

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