labio-palatal

adjective

articulated on the lips and the palate

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

adjectivelabio-palatal (not comparable)
  1. not comparablehuman sciencesarticulated on the lips and the palate

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*leb-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*l̥b-yóm
  3. Proto-Italic*labjom
  4. Latinlabium
  5. Englishlabio-
  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. Englishlabio-palatal

From labio- + palatal.

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Translations

Italian labiopalatale
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APA

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Chicago

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