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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,...
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