Etymology

cricothyroid

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Today it means: Of or pertaining both to the cricoid and the thyroid cartilages. Full definition →

English thyroid ← New Latin thyreoīdēs ← Ancient Greek θῠρεοειδής (thŭreoeidḗs)
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  1. Ancient Greekκρῐ́κος (krĭ́kos)
  2. Proto-Indo-European*weyd-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*wéydos
  4. Proto-Hellenic*wéidos
  5. Ancient Greekεἶδος (eîdos)
  6. Ancient Greekκρῐκοειδής (krĭkoeidḗs)
  7. New Latincricoīdēs
  8. Englishcricoid
  9. Englishcrico-
  10. Proto-Indo-European*dʰwer-
  11. Proto-Hellenic*tʰurā
  12. Ancient Greekθῠ́ρᾱ (thŭ́rā)
  13. Ancient Greekθῠρεός (thŭreós)
  14. Ancient Greekθῠρεοειδής (thŭreoeidḗs)
  15. New Latinthyreoīdēs
  16. Englishthyroid
  17. English todaycricothyroid

From crico- + thyroid.

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