Etymology

microlaryngeal

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Today it means: Relating to microsurgery of the larynx Full definition →

English laryngeal ← Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? ← New Latin laryngeus
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*mey-der.?
  2. Ancient Greekμῑκρός (mīkrós)
  3. Ancient Greekμῑκρο- (mīkro-)
  4. Englishmicro-
  5. Ancient Greekλᾰ́ρῠγξ (lắrŭnx)
  6. Latinlarynx
  7. New Latinlaryngeus
  8. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  9. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  10. Englishlaryngeal
  11. English todaymicrolaryngeal

From micro- + laryngeal.

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