Etymology

laryngismus

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New Latin laryngismus ← Ancient Greek λαρυγγισμός
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromλαρυγγισμός“a croaking”
  2. New Latin · borrowed fromlaryngismus
  3. English todaylaryngismus

Borrowed from New Latin laryngismus, from the Ancient Greek λαρυγγισμός (larungismós, “a croaking”), from λάρυγξ (lárunx), whence also larynx. By surface analysis, laryng- + -ismus.

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