Etymology

aryepiglottic

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Today it means: Referring to a group of tissues between the epiglottis and the arytenoid cartilage, or the use of these folds during vocalization. Full definition →

English epiglottic ← New Latin epiglōtti ← Ancient Greek ἐπῐγλωττῐ́ς (epĭglōttĭ́s)
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  1. Ancient Greekᾰ̓ρῠ́ω (ărŭ́ō)
  2. Ancient Greekᾰ̓ρῠτήρ (ărŭtḗr)
  3. Ancient Greekᾰ̓ρῠ́ταινᾰ (ărŭ́taină)
  4. Proto-Indo-European*weyd-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*wéydos
  6. Proto-Hellenic*wéidos
  7. Ancient Greekεἶδος (eîdos)
  8. Ancient Greekᾰ̓ρῠταινοειδής (ărŭtainoeidḗs)
  9. New Latinarytaenoīdēs
  10. Englisharytenoid
  11. Proto-Indo-European*h₁ep-
  12. Proto-Indo-European*h₁éps
  13. Proto-Indo-European*h₁épi
  14. Proto-Hellenic*epí
  15. Ancient Greekἐπί (epí)
  16. Ancient Greekἐπῐ- (epĭ-)
  17. Proto-Hellenic*glṓt͏̌t͏̌ā
  18. Ancient Greekγλῶσσᾰ (glôssă)
  19. Ancient Greekγλωσσῐ́ς (glōssĭ́s)
  20. Ancient Greekἐπῐγλωσσῐ́ς (epĭglōssĭ́s)
  21. Ancient Greekἐπῐγλωττῐ́ς (epĭglōttĭ́s)
  22. New Latinepiglōtti
  23. Englishepiglottis
  24. Englishepiglottic
  25. English todayaryepiglottic

From arytenoid + epiglottic.

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