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Where does “Fovea” come from?

Fovea (Latin) comes from Proto-Indo-European bʰōw- — to inflate, swell; to swell, grow, thrive, be,...

Fovea (Latin): small pit

Definitions

  1. small pit

Ancestry of “Fovea”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōw-to inflate, swell; to swell, grow, thrive, be,...

Words derived from “Fovea”

  • Foggia
  • Fodia
  • Foggia
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