Where does “uvula” come from?

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

uvula (Late Latin): little grape; small grape

Definitions

  1. little grape; small grape

Ancestry of “uvula”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinuvagrape; ablative singular of ūva
2Proto-Italic*oiwā—

Words derived from “uvula”

Every word from Proto-Italic *oiwā →Every word from Latin uva →