Etymology

-hyal

Today it means: Relating to the hyoid bone. Full definition →

Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? ← Ancient Greek ὖ (û)
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The story

  1. Ancient Greekὖ (û)
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  4. English today-hyal

From the Ancient Greek ὖ (û, “name of the letter 'Y'”), whence also hyoid, due to the shape of the bone.

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekὖ all →

apohyalbasihyalceratohyalepihyalglossohyalhypohyalinterhyalstylohyalthyrohyaltympanohyalurohyal

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