English Explanatory Dictionary

depalatalize

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To modify (a sound) so that it is no longer palatal or phonetically palatalized.
  2. To be modified so that it is no longer palatal or palatalized.

Word forms

depalatalize depalatalizes depalatalizing depalatalized depalatalise

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē-der. English de- Proto-Indo-European *pleth₂-? Proto-Indo-European *pel-? Proto-Indo-European *pleh₂-osder. Latin palātumder. Old French palatbor. Middle English palate English palate Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English palatal Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English palatalize English depalatalize From de- + palatalize.

Antonyms

palatalize
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