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Where does “postalveolar” come from?

postalveolar (English) comes from English alveolar, from English alveolus, from Latin alveolus, from Latin -olus, from Latin -lus, from Proto-Italic -elos, from Proto-Indo-European -e-lós, from Proto-Indo-European -lós — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.

postalveolar (English): articulated with the tongue near or touching the...

Definitions

  1. articulated with the tongue near or touching the...

Ancestry of “postalveolar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishalveolarOf or relating to an alveolus; Relating to the...
2EnglishalveolusA small cavity or pit; An anatomical structure...
3Latinalveolussmall hollow or cavity; tray, trough, basin;...
4Latin-olusAlternative form of -ulus; "forming diminutives";...
5Latin-lusAlternative form of -ulus; diminutive suffix
6Proto-Italic-elos—
7Proto-Indo-European-e-lós—
8Proto-Indo-European-lósForms agent nouns from verbal roots

Words derived from “postalveolar”

  • postalveolarization
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