Etymology

velocardiofacial

Today it means: Exhibiting velar, facial and cardiac defects. Full definition →

English facial ← Medieval Latin faciālis ← Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.?
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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. Englishvelo-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*ḱerd-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*ḱḗr
  9. Proto-Indo-European*ḱr̥díyeh₂
  10. Proto-Hellenic*kərdíyā
  11. Ancient Greekκαρδία (kardía)
  12. Englishcardio-
  13. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
  14. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁k-
  15. Proto-Indo-European*dʰh₁kyéti
  16. Proto-Italic*θakjō
  17. Proto-Italic*fakjō
  18. Latinfaciō
  19. Latinfaciēs
  20. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  21. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  22. Medieval Latinfaciālis
  23. Englishfacial
  24. English todayvelocardiofacial

From velo- + cardio- + facial.

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