Where does “fovéal” come from?
fovéal (French) comes from Latin fovealis, from Latin Fovea, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōw- — to inflate, swell; to swell, grow, thrive, be,...
fovéal (French): foveal
Ancestry of “fovéal”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | fovealis | of or pertaining to an ore-pit or ore-pits |
| 2 | Latin | Fovea | small pit |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōw- | to inflate, swell; to swell, grow, thrive, be,... |