English
alveolation
From alveolus + -ation.
Formed from alveolus + -ation
Latin alvus ‘belly, bowels, paunch’
Latin alveus ‘a hollow, cavity’
Latin alveolus ‘a small hollow or cavity’
English alveolus
Today it means
noun An eroded structure of honeycomb-like cavities
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / alveolation