Etymology

ceratohyal

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Today it means: Relating to the bone or cartilage below the epihyal in the hyoid arch. Full definition →

Ancient Greek ὖ
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The story

  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromὖ“the letter <i class="Latn mention" lang="en">upsilon</i>”
  2. English todayceratohyal

From cerato- + -hyal, from Ancient Greek ὖ (û, “the letter upsilon”).

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekὖ all →

apohyalbasihyalepihyalglossohyal-hyalhypohyalinterhyalstylohyalthyrohyaltympanohyalurohyal

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