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

Definitions

  1. foveal

Ancestry of “fovéal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinfovealisof or pertaining to an ore-pit or ore-pits
2LatinFoveasmall pit
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōw-to inflate, swell; to swell, grow, thrive, be,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰōw- →Every word from Latin Fovea →Every word from Latin fovealis →