Etymology

laryngeal

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Today it means: Of or pertaining to the larynx. Full definition →

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

  1. Ancient Greekλᾰ́ρῠγξ (lắrŭnx)
  2. Latinlarynx
  3. New Latinlaryngeus
  4. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  6. English todaylaryngeal

Derived from New Latin laryngeus + -al, from larynx (“larynx”) + -eus (adjectival suffix). By surface analysis, laryng- + -al or -ial.

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