glottis

The story

1. Ancient Greek · derived fromγλωττῐ́ς“mouth of the windpipe”
2. New Latin · borrowed fromglōttis
3. English todayglottis

Late 16th century borrowing from New Latin glōttis, from Ancient Greek γλωττῐ́ς (glōttĭ́s, “mouth of the windpipe”), from γλῶττᾰ (glôttă, “tongue”) + -ῐς (-ĭs, feminine noun suffix). Cognates include Latin gula.