uvula (n.)youdaoicibaDictYouDict[uvula 词源字典]
late 14c., from Late Latin uvula, from Latin uvola "small bunch of grapes," diminutive of uva "grape," from PIE root *og- "fruit, berry." So called from fancied resemblance of the organ to small grapes. Related: Uvular.[uvula etymology, uvula origin, 英语词源]