Where does “alveolar” come from?
Alveolar derives from Latin alveolaris, formed from alveolus meaning small cavity, from alveus meaning trough or channel, from alvus meaning belly, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European h₂el-.
alveolar (English): Of or relating to an alveolus; Relating to the...
Definitions
- Of or relating to an alveolus; Relating to the...
Ancestry of “alveolar”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | alveolus | A small cavity or pit; An anatomical structure... |
| 2 | Latin | alveolus | small hollow or cavity; tray, trough, basin;... |
| 3 | Latin | -olus | Alternative form of -ulus; "forming diminutives";... |
| 4 | Latin | -lus | Alternative form of -ulus; diminutive suffix |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | -elos | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -e-lós | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |
Words derived from “alveolar”