The story
- Ancient Greekᾰ̓ρῠ́ω (ărŭ́ō)
- Ancient Greekᾰ̓ρῠτήρ (ărŭtḗr)
- Ancient Greekᾰ̓ρῠ́ταινᾰ (ărŭ́taină)
- Proto-Indo-European*weyd-
- Proto-Indo-European*wéydos
- Proto-Hellenic*wéidos
- Ancient Greekεἶδος (eîdos)
- Ancient Greekᾰ̓ρῠταινοειδής (ărŭtainoeidḗs)
- New Latinarytaenoīdēs
- English todayarytenoid
Borrowed from New Latin arytaenoīdēs (“ladle-shaped”), from Ancient Greek ᾰ̓ρῠταινοειδής (ărŭtainoeidḗs), from ᾰ̓ρύ̆ταινᾰ (ărú̆taină, “a ladle or cup”) + -ο- (-o-) + -ειδής (-eidḗs, “-like, -oid”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.