English
foveal
Foveal comes from Latin foveālis ‘of or pertaining to an ore-pit or ore-pits’, and goes back to favissae ‘underground cellars’.
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEfavissae‘underground cellars’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEfovea‘pit, hole in the ground’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEfoveālis‘of or pertaining to an ore-pit or ore-pits’
- Englishtodayfoveal
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEfavissae‘underground cellars’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEfovea‘pit, hole in the ground’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEfoveālis‘of or pertaining to an ore-pit or ore-pits’
- Englishtodayfoveal
Every English word from Latin favissae
Today it means
adj Of or pertaining to the fovea.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Latin favissae / foveal