linguo-palatal

adjective

(of sound) made by the tongue and the palate

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

adjectivelinguo-palatal (not comparable)

alternative linguopalatal

  1. not comparablehuman sciences(of sound) made by the tongue and the palate
nounlinguo-palatal (plural linguo-palatals)

plural linguo-palatals · alternative linguopalatal

  1. human scienceslinguo-palatal sound

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*dn̥ǵʰwéh₂s
  2. Proto-Italic*dn̥ɣwā
  3. Latindingua
  4. Latinlingua
  5. Englishlinguo-
  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. Englishlinguo-palatal

From linguo- + palatal.

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APA

linguo-palatal. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/linguo-palatal

MLA

“linguo-palatal.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/linguo-palatal. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “linguo-palatal,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/linguo-palatal.

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