Etymology

intrathyroid

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English thyroid ← New Latin thyreoīdēs ← Ancient Greek θῠρεοειδής (thŭreoeidḗs)
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁én
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₁énteros
  3. Latin*interus
  4. Latinintrā
  5. Englishintra-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*dʰwer-
  7. Proto-Hellenic*tʰurā
  8. Ancient Greekθῠ́ρᾱ (thŭ́rā)
  9. Ancient Greekθῠρεός (thŭreós)
  10. Proto-Indo-European*weyd-
  11. Proto-Indo-European*wéydos
  12. Proto-Hellenic*wéidos
  13. Ancient Greekεἶδος (eîdos)
  14. Ancient Greekθῠρεοειδής (thŭreoeidḗs)
  15. New Latinthyreoīdēs
  16. Englishthyroid
  17. English todayintrathyroid

From intra- + thyroid.

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