retropalatal

Questions

What does retropalatal mean?

Behind the palate

Where does retropalatal come from?

Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re- Latin retrōder. English retro- Proto-Indo-European *pleth₂-? Proto-Indo-European *pel-? Proto-Indo-European *pleh₂-osder. Latin palātumder. Old French palatbor. Middle English palate English palate Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English palatal English retropalatal From retro- + palatal.

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