The story
- Ancient Greekκρῐ́κος (krĭ́kos)
- Proto-Indo-European*weyd-
- Proto-Indo-European*wéydos
- Proto-Hellenic*wéidos
- Ancient Greekεἶδος (eîdos)
- Ancient Greekκρῐκοειδής (krĭkoeidḗs)
- New Latincricoīdēs
- Englishcricoid
- Englishcrico-
- Proto-Indo-European*bʰruHg-der.?
- Proto-Indo-European*bʰerH-der.?
- Pre-Greek*?der.?
- Ancient Greekφάρυγξ (phárunx)
- Latinpharynx
- Late Latinpharyngeus
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
- Englishpharyngeal
- English todaycricopharyngeal
From crico- + pharyngeal.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.