Where does “foveally” come from?
foveally (English) comes from English foveal, from Latin fovealis, from Latin Fovea, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōw- — to inflate, swell; to swell, grow, thrive, be,...
foveally (English): Towards the fovea
Ancestry of “foveally”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | foveal | Of or pertaining to the fovea |
| 2 | Latin | fovealis | of or pertaining to an ore-pit or ore-pits |
| 3 | Latin | Fovea | small pit |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōw- | to inflate, swell; to swell, grow, thrive, be,... |