Etymology

uvulo-

Today it means: Of or pertaining to the uvula. Full definition →

English uvula ← Late Latin ūvula ← Latin ūva
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁eyHw-
  2. Proto-Italic*oiwā
  3. Latinūva
  4. Late Latinūvula
  5. Englishuvula
  6. English todayuvulo-

From uvula + -o-.

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