Where does “palatoplasty” come from?

palatoplasty (English) comes from English palato-, from Latin palātum, from Proto-Indo-European pleh₂- — flat.

palatoplasty (English): A surgical procedure used to correct or...

Definitions

  1. A surgical procedure used to correct or...

Ancestry of “palatoplasty”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishpalato-palate
2Latinpalātumpalate roof of the mouth
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₂-flat
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleh₂- →Every word from Latin palātum →Every word from English palato- →