Etymology

hypoparathyroid

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Today it means: Relating to hypoparathyroidism Full definition →

English parathyroid ← New Latin thyreoīdēs ← Ancient Greek θῠρεοειδής (thŭreoeidḗs)
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*upó
  2. Ancient Greekῠ̔πό (hŭpó)
  3. Ancient Greekὑπο- (hupo-)
  4. Englishhypo-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*per-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*preh₂-
  7. Proto-Hellenic*pərai
  8. Ancient Greekπᾰρᾰ́ (părắ)
  9. Ancient Greekπᾰρᾰ- (pără-)
  10. Englishpara-
  11. Proto-Indo-European*dʰwer-
  12. Proto-Hellenic*tʰurā
  13. Ancient Greekθῠ́ρᾱ (thŭ́rā)
  14. Ancient Greekθῠρεός (thŭreós)
  15. Proto-Indo-European*weyd-
  16. Proto-Indo-European*wéydos
  17. Proto-Hellenic*wéidos
  18. Ancient Greekεἶδος (eîdos)
  19. Ancient Greekθῠρεοειδής (thŭreoeidḗs)
  20. New Latinthyreoīdēs
  21. Englishthyroid
  22. Englishparathyroid
  23. English todayhypoparathyroid

From hypo- + parathyroid.

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