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English word origin

Etymology of velar

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *weg- Proto-Indo-European *wegslomder.? Proto-Indo-European *weǵʰ-der.? Proto-Italic *wekslom Latin vēlum Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élis

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Unnumbered source etymology

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noun

A sound articulated at the soft palate.

adj

Articulated at the velum or soft palate. · Referring to a veil or velum.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *weg- Proto-Indo-European *wegslomder.? Proto-Indo-European *weǵʰ-der.? Proto-Italic *wekslom Latin vēlum Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin -āris Latin vēlārisbor. English velar Borrowed from Latin vēlāris, from vēlum (“sail; veil, awning”). By surface analysis, vel(um) + -ar.

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