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Where does “plosivization” come from?

plosivization (English) comes from English plosive, from English explosive, from Latin explodō, from Latin plaudo, from Proto-Indo-European pleh₂k- — to beat, strike; to strike, fast; to beat, hit,...

plosivization (English): The process of making or becoming plosive

Definitions

  1. The process of making or becoming plosive

Ancestry of “plosivization”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishplosiveSound produced from opening a previously closed...
2EnglishexplosiveWith the capability to, or likely to, explode;...
3Latinexplodō—
4LatinplaudoI strike, beat, clap; I applaud; I clap my hands...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₂k-to beat, strike; to strike, fast; to beat, hit,...
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