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- Ancient Greekκρῐκοειδής (krĭkoeidḗs)
- New Latincricoīdēs
- English todaycricoid
Borrowed from New Latin cricoīdēs, from Ancient Greek κρῐκοειδής (krĭkoeidḗs, “ring-shaped, annular”), from κρίκος (kríkos, “ring”) + -ειδής (-eidḗs, “-like, -oid”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.