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

  1. Of or pertaining to the fovea

Ancestry of “foveal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinfovealisof or pertaining to an ore-pit or ore-pits
2LatinFoveasmall pit
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōw-to inflate, swell; to swell, grow, thrive, be,...

Words derived from “foveal”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰōw- →Every word from Latin Fovea →Every word from Latin fovealis →