midpalatal

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A form of mediopalatal — Involving the middle of the palate.

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

adjectivemidpalatal (not comparable)
  1. alternativenot comparableanatomyAlternative form of mediopalatal.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*me
  2. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-?
  3. Proto-Indo-European*médʰi
  4. Proto-Indo-European*médʰyos
  5. Proto-Germanic*midjaz
  6. Proto-West Germanic*midi
  7. Old Englishmidd
  8. Middle Englishmid
  9. Englishmid
  10. Englishmid-
  11. Proto-Indo-European*pleth₂-?
  12. Proto-Indo-European*pel-?
  13. Proto-Indo-European*pleh₂-os
  14. Latinpalātum
  15. Old Frenchpalat
  16. Middle Englishpalate
  17. Englishpalate
  18. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  19. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  20. Englishpalatal
  21. Englishmidpalatal

From mid- + palatal.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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