Etymology

arytenoiditis

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Today it means: inflammation of the arytenoids Full definition →

English arytenoid ← New Latin arytaenoīdēs ← Ancient Greek ᾰ̓ρῠταινοειδής (ărŭtainoeidḗs)
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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. English todayarytenoiditis

From arytenoid + -itis.

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