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Where does “fovealis” come from?

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

fovealis (Latin): of or pertaining to an ore-pit or ore-pits

Definitions

  1. of or pertaining to an ore-pit or ore-pits

Ancestry of “fovealis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinFoveasmall pit
2Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōw-to inflate, swell; to swell, grow, thrive, be,...

Words derived from “fovealis”

  • foveal
  • subfoveal
  • parafoveal
  • extrafoveal
  • perifoveal
  • foveally
  • parafoveally
  • circumfoveal
  • interfoveal
  • intrafoveal
  • fovéal
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