Where does “foveal” come from?
foveal (English) comes from Latin fovealis, from Latin Fovea, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōw- — to inflate, swell; to swell, grow, thrive, be,...
foveal (English): Of or pertaining to the fovea
Definitions
- Of or pertaining to the fovea
Ancestry of “foveal”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | fovealis | of or pertaining to an ore-pit or ore-pits |
| 2 | Latin | Fovea | small pit |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōw- | to inflate, swell; to swell, grow, thrive, be,... |
Words derived from “foveal”