Where does “foveate” come from?

foveate (English) comes from English -ate, from Latin -ātus, from Proto-Italic -ātos, from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂tos — Forms adjectives from nouns, indicating the possession of a thing or a quality.

foveate (English): Having slight depressions or pits; To angle one's...

Definitions

  1. Having slight depressions or pits; To angle one's...

Ancestry of “foveate”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1English-atehaving the specified thing; characterized by the...
2Latin-ātused
3Proto-Italic-ātos—
4Proto-Indo-European-éh₂tosForms adjectives from nouns, indicating the possession of a thing or a quality

Words derived from “foveate”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂tos →Every word from English -ate →Every word from Latin -ātus →