English Explanatory Dictionary

velopalatal

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Relating to the soft palate

Word forms

velopalatal

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *weg-der.? Proto-Indo-European *weǵʰ-der.? Proto-Italic *wekslom Latin vēlumder. English velo- 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 English velopalatal From velo- + palatal.

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