Etymology

uvula

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Today it means: the slight elevation in the mucous membrane immediately behind the internal urethral orifice of the urinary bladder, caused by the middle lobe of the prostate Full definition →

Late Latin ūvula ← Latin ūva ← Proto-Italic *oiwā
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁eyHw-
  2. Proto-Italic*oiwā
  3. Latinūva
  4. Late Latinūvula
  5. English todayuvula

Borrowed from Late Latin ūvula, diminutive of ūva (“grape”).

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