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Where does “velarness” come from?

velarness (English) comes from English velar, from Latin vēlāris, from Latin -āris, from Latin -ālis, from Proto-Italic -ālis.

velarness (English): Quality of being velar

Definitions

  1. Quality of being velar

Ancestry of “velarness”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishvelarArticulated at the velum or soft palate;...
2Latinvēlāris—
3Latin-āris—
4Latin-ālis—
5Proto-Italic-ālis—
Every word from Proto-Italic -ālis →