Where does “fovéa” come from?

fovéa (French) comes from Latin Fovea, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōw- — to inflate, swell; to swell, grow, thrive, be,...

fovéa (French): fovea; retinal fovea

Definitions

  1. fovea; retinal fovea

Ancestry of “fovéa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinFoveasmall pit
2Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōw-to inflate, swell; to swell, grow, thrive, be,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰōw-Every word from Latin Fovea
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