basipalatal

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adjective

basal and palatal

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

adjectivebasipalatal (not comparable)
  1. not comparablebasal and palatal

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*gʷem-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*gʷémtis
  3. Proto-Hellenic*gʷə́tis
  4. Ancient Greekβᾰ́σῐς (bắsĭs)
  5. Latinbasis
  6. Englishbasi-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*pleth₂-?
  8. Proto-Indo-European*pel-?
  9. Proto-Indo-European*pleh₂-os
  10. Latinpalātum
  11. Old Frenchpalat
  12. Middle Englishpalate
  13. Englishpalate
  14. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  15. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  16. Englishpalatal
  17. Englishbasipalatal

From basi- + palatal.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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