English

labiovelar

From labio- + velar.

A compound of labio- + velar

Proto-Indo-European *leb- ‘to hang down loosely’

Proto-Indo-European *l̥b-yóm

Proto-Italic *labjom

Latin labium ‘a lip’

Proto-Italic *wekslom

Latin vēlum ‘sail’

Latin vēlāris ‘of or relating to cloths, veils, or curtains’

English velar

Today it means

adj co-articulated at the velum and the lips

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / labiovelar