Etymograph

English

palatoglossal

Palatoglossal comes from Latin palātum ‘palate’, and perhaps goes back to Proto-Indo-European *pel-.

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*pel-1uncertain
  2. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*pleh₂-os1uncertain
  3. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEpalātum1‘palate’
  4. Englishtodaypalatoglossal1

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor

  1. 1 Wiktionary, English palatoglossal

Lineage

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*pel-Wiktionary, English palatoglossaluncertain
  2. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*pleh₂-osWiktionary, English palatoglossaluncertain
  3. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEpalātumWiktionary, English palatoglossal‘palate’
  4. EnglishtodaypalatoglossalWiktionary, English palatoglossal

Linked words

through Proto-Indo-European *pel-

film, felt, simple, simply, push, filter, powder, complain, fold, pulse, pillow, repeal, pollen, flaw, compulsive, expel, repel, propel, palpable, pelt, palladium, polemic, pall, wallow, peloton, tuple, pollinate, muffle, apoplexy, peplum, pulver, pillion, palp, interpolate, 64 more

through Latin palātum ‘palate’

palatable, 10 more

Today it means

adj Of, pertaining to, or involving the palate and the tongue; (specifically) of or pertaining to the palatoglossus.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “palatoglossal”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *pel- / palatoglossal

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