Etymology

prepalatal

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Today it means: Anterior to the palate. Full definition →

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

  1. Proto-Indo-European*per-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*preh₂-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*préh₂i?
  4. Proto-Italic*prai
  5. Proto-Italic*prai-
  6. Latinprae-
  7. Middle Englishpre-
  8. Englishpre-
  9. Proto-Indo-European*pleth₂-?
  10. Proto-Indo-European*pel-?
  11. Proto-Indo-European*pleh₂-os
  12. Latinpalātum
  13. Old Frenchpalat
  14. Middle Englishpalate
  15. Englishpalate
  16. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  17. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  18. Englishpalatal
  19. English todayprepalatal

From pre- + palatal.

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