Where does “uvula” come from?
uvula (Late Latin) comes from Latin uva, from Proto-Italic *oiwā.
uvula (Late Latin): little grape; small grape
Definitions
- little grape; small grape
Ancestry of “uvula”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | uva | grape; ablative singular of ūva |
| 2 | Proto-Italic | *oiwā | — |
Words derived from “uvula”