Etymology

hypolaryngeal

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Today it means: Relating to the hypolarynx Full definition →

English laryngeal ← Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? ← New Latin laryngeus
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*upó
  2. Ancient Greekῠ̔πό (hŭpó)
  3. Ancient Greekὑπο- (hupo-)
  4. Englishhypo-
  5. Ancient Greekλᾰ́ρῠγξ (lắrŭnx)
  6. Latinlarynx
  7. New Latinlaryngeus
  8. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  9. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  10. Englishlaryngeal
  11. English todayhypolaryngeal

From hypo- + laryngeal.

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