Etymology

glossohyal

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Today it means: The tongue bone, specifically the lingual plate, which is a dermal toothed bone that covers or fuses with the basihyal. 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 todayglossohyal

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

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekὖ all →

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