Etymology

apotracheal

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Today it means: Not associated with vascular tracheids Full definition →

English tracheal ← Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? ← Medieval Latin trāchēa
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ep
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂epó
  3. Proto-Hellenic*apó
  4. Ancient Greekᾰ̓πό (ăpó)
  5. Ancient Greekᾰ̓πο- (ăpo-)
  6. Englishapo-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*dʰreh₂gʰ-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*dʰréh₂gʰus
  9. Proto-Hellenic*tʰrākʰús
  10. Ancient Greekτρᾱχεῖᾰ (trākheîă)
  11. Late Latintrāchīa
  12. Medieval Latintrāchēa
  13. Englishtrachea
  14. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  15. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  16. Englishtracheal
  17. English todayapotracheal

From apo- + tracheal.

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