Etymology

velar

ve·lar
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Today it means: Articulated at the velum or soft palate. Full definition →

Latin vēlāris ← Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? ← Proto-Italic *wekslom
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*weg-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*wegslomder.?
  3. Proto-Indo-European*weǵʰ-der.?
  4. Proto-Italic*wekslom
  5. Latinvēlum
  6. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  8. Latinvēlāris
  9. English todayvelar

Borrowed from Latin vēlāris, from vēlum (“sail; veil, awning”). By surface analysis, vel(um) + -ar.

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