prepalatal

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adjective

Anterior to the palate.

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

adjectiveprepalatal (not comparable)
  1. not comparableanatomyAnterior to the palate.
  2. not comparablehuman sciencesArticulated anterior to the palate.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*per-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*preh₂-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*préh₂i?
  4. Proto-Italic*prai
  5. Proto-Italic*prai-
  6. Latinprae-
  7. Middle Englishpre-
  8. Englishpre-
  9. Proto-Indo-European*pleth₂-?
  10. Proto-Indo-European*pel-?
  11. Proto-Indo-European*pleh₂-os
  12. Latinpalātum
  13. Old Frenchpalat
  14. Middle Englishpalate
  15. Englishpalate
  16. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  17. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  18. Englishpalatal
  19. Englishprepalatal

From pre- + palatal.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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