Where does “fovea” come from?

Fovea comes from Latin fovea, which derives from Proto-Indo-European bʰow-.

fovea (English): A slight depression or pit in a bone or organ;...

Definitions

  1. A slight depression or pit in a bone or organ;...

Ancestry of “fovea”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinFoveasmall pit
2Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōw-to inflate, swell; to swell, grow, thrive, be,...

Words derived from “fovea”

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