Etymology

hyo-

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English hyoid ← French hyoïde ← Latin hȳoīdēs
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hyo- · prefix1

  1. Ancient Greekὗ (hû)
  2. Proto-Indo-European*weyd-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*wéydos
  4. Proto-Hellenic*wéidos
  5. Ancient Greekεἶδος (eîdos)
  6. Ancient Greekῡ̔οειδής (hūoeidḗs)
  7. Latinhȳoīdēs
  8. Frenchhyoïde
  9. Englishhyoid
  10. English todayhyo-

From hyoid.

hyo- · prefix2

  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromὗς
  2. English todayhyo-

From Ancient Greek ὗς (hûs) "pig".

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