Etymology

larynx

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Today it means: A hollow muscular organ of the neck of mammals situated just below where the tract of the pharynx splits into the trachea and the oesophagus. It is involved in breath control and protection of the trachea, and, as it houses the vocal cords, sound production. Full definition →

New Latin larynx ← Ancient Greek λᾰ́ρῠγξ
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The story

  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromλᾰ́ρῠγξ“larynx; windpipe; gullet, throat”
  2. New Latin · borrowed fromlarynx
  3. English todaylarynx

Borrowed from New Latin larynx, from Ancient Greek λᾰ́ρῠγξ (lắrŭnx, “larynx; windpipe; gullet, throat”).

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