transpalatal

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adjective

Across or through the palate

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

adjectivetranspalatal (not comparable)
  1. not comparableAcross or through the palate

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*terh₂-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*térh₂t
  3. Proto-Indo-European*tr̥h₂ónts
  4. Proto-Indo-European*tr̥h₂n̥ts
  5. Proto-Italic*trāns
  6. Proto-Italic*trāns-
  7. Latintrans-
  8. Englishtrans-
  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. Englishtranspalatal

From trans- + palatal.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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