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Where does “palatalise” come from?

palatalise (English) comes from English palatal, from English -ál, from English aldehyde, from German Aldehyd, from Latin alcohol, from Andalusian Arabic كُحُول, from Arabic كحل, from Arabic كُحْل.

palatalise (English): Alternative spelling of palatalize

Definitions

  1. Alternative spelling of palatalize

Ancestry of “palatalise”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpalatalPertaining to the palate; Of an upper tooth, on...
2English-ál—
3EnglishaldehydeAny of a large class of reactive organic...
4GermanAldehydaldehyde
5Latinalcoholkohl, collyrium, stibium; any other powder...
6Andalusian Arabicكُحُول—
7Arabicكحلantimony; kohl, stibnite; black coloring of the...
8Arabicكُحْلantimony; kohl, stibnite
9Akkadianguḫlum—

Words derived from “palatalise”

  • depalatalise
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