Etymology

glossolabiolaryngeal

Today it means: Relating to the tongue, lips, and larynx. Full definition →

English laryngeal ← Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? ← New Latin laryngeus
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  1. Proto-Hellenic*glṓt͏̌t͏̌ā
  2. Ancient Greekγλῶσσᾰ (glôssă)
  3. Englishglosso-
  4. Proto-Indo-European*leb-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*l̥b-yóm
  6. Proto-Italic*labjom
  7. Latinlabium
  8. Englishlabio-
  9. Ancient Greekλᾰ́ρῠγξ (lắrŭnx)
  10. Latinlarynx
  11. New Latinlaryngeus
  12. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  13. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  14. Englishlaryngeal
  15. English todayglossolabiolaryngeal

From glosso- + labio- + laryngeal.

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