Where does “uvula” come from?

Uvula comes from Late Latin uvula, a diminutive of Latin uva meaning "grape."

uvula (English): The fleshy appendage that hangs from the back of...

Definitions

  1. The fleshy appendage that hangs from the back of...

Ancestry of “uvula”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late Latinuvulalittle grape; small grape
2Latinuvagrape; ablative singular of ūva
3Proto-Italic*oiwā—

Words derived from “uvula”

Every word from Proto-Italic *oiwā →Every word from Latin uva →Every word from Late Latin uvula →