Etymology

epitracheal

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Today it means: Above the trachea Full definition →

English tracheal ← Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? ← Medieval Latin trāchēa
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁ep-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₁éps
  3. Proto-Indo-European*h₁épi
  4. Proto-Hellenic*epí
  5. Ancient Greekἐπί (epí)
  6. Ancient Greekἐπῐ- (epĭ-)
  7. Englishepi-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*dʰreh₂gʰ-
  9. Proto-Indo-European*dʰréh₂gʰus
  10. Proto-Hellenic*tʰrākʰús
  11. Ancient Greekτρᾱχεῖᾰ (trākheîă)
  12. Late Latintrāchīa
  13. Medieval Latintrāchēa
  14. Englishtrachea
  15. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  16. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  17. Englishtracheal
  18. English todayepitracheal

From epi- + tracheal.

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