verb/palataliˈθaɾ/
to palatalize (to pronounce a sound with the tongue against the palate); to palatalize (to be pronounced with the tongue against the palate)
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pleth₂-? Proto-Indo-European *pel-? Proto-Indo-European *pleh₂-osder. Latin palātum Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Spanish -al Spanish palatal Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōlbor. Old Spanish -izar Spanish -izar Spanish palatalizar From palatal + -izar.