anteropalatal

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adjective

Pertaining to the anterior (front) of the palate.

OriginEnglish palatal ← Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? ← Middle English palate →
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Meanings

adjectiveanteropalatal (comparative more anteropalatal, superlative most anteropalatal)

comparative more anteropalatal · superlative most anteropalatal

  1. anatomyPertaining to the anterior (front) of the palate.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂én
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂énteros
  3. Latin*anterus
  4. Latinanterior
  5. Englishantero-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*pleth₂-?
  7. Proto-Indo-European*pel-?
  8. Proto-Indo-European*pleh₂-os
  9. Latinpalātum
  10. Old Frenchpalat
  11. Middle Englishpalate
  12. Englishpalate
  13. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  14. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  15. Englishpalatal
  16. Englishanteropalatal

From antero- + palatal.

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APA

anteropalatal. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/anteropalatal

MLA

“anteropalatal.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/anteropalatal. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “anteropalatal,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/anteropalatal.

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