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- Proto-Indo-European*né
- Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
- Proto-Hellenic*ə-
- Ancient Greekἀ- (a-)
- Englisha-
- Proto-Indo-European*per-
- Proto-Indo-European*preh₂-
- Proto-Hellenic*pərai
- Ancient Greekπᾰρᾰ́ (părắ)
- Ancient Greekπᾰρᾰ- (pără-)
- Englishpara-
- Proto-Indo-European*dʰwer-
- Proto-Hellenic*tʰurā
- Ancient Greekθῠ́ρᾱ (thŭ́rā)
- Ancient Greekθῠρεός (thŭreós)
- Proto-Indo-European*weyd-
- Proto-Indo-European*wéydos
- Proto-Hellenic*wéidos
- Ancient Greekεἶδος (eîdos)
- Ancient Greekθῠρεοειδής (thŭreoeidḗs)
- New Latinthyreoīdēs
- Englishthyroid
- Englishparathyroid
- English todayaparathyroid
From a- + parathyroid.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.