Where does “uvula” come from?

uvula (French) comes from Late Latin uvula, from Latin uva, from Proto-Italic *oiwā.

uvula (French): uvula, palatine uvula

Definitions

  1. uvula, palatine uvula

Ancestry of “uvula”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late Latinuvulalittle grape; small grape
2Latinuvagrape; ablative singular of ūva
3Proto-Italic*oiwā—
Every word from Proto-Italic *oiwā →Every word from Latin uva →Every word from Late Latin uvula →
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