Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

anteropalatal

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
an-teropalatal
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Pertaining to the anterior (front) of the palate.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂én Proto-Indo-European *-teros Proto-Indo-European *h₂énteros Latin *anterus Latin anterior New Latinder. English antero- 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 anteropalatal From antero- + palatal.

Inflected Forms

more anteropalatal (comparative) most anteropalatal (superlative)

Questions

What does anteropalatal mean?
Pertaining to the anterior (front) of the palate.
Where does anteropalatal come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂én Proto-Indo-European *-teros Proto-Indo-European *h₂énteros Latin *anterus Latin anterior New Latinder. English antero- 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 anteropalatal From antero- + palatal.

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