Where does “fóvea” come from?

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

fóvea (Portuguese): fovea

Definitions

  1. fovea

Ancestry of “fóvea”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinFoveasmall pit
2Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōw-to inflate, swell; to swell, grow, thrive, be,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰōw-Every word from Latin Fovea
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