Etymology

alaryngeal

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Today it means: Without the use of the larynx. Full definition →

English laryngeal ← Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? ← New Latin laryngeus
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*né
  2. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  3. Proto-Hellenic*ə-
  4. Ancient Greekἀ- (a-)
  5. Englisha-
  6. Ancient Greekλᾰ́ρῠγξ (lắrŭnx)
  7. Latinlarynx
  8. New Latinlaryngeus
  9. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  10. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  11. Englishlaryngeal
  12. English todayalaryngeal

From a- + laryngeal.

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