Etymology

nasopharynx

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Today it means: The nasal part of the pharynx, lying behind the nose and above the level of the soft palate. Full definition →

English pharynx ← New Latin pharynx ← Ancient Greek φάρυγξ (phárunx)
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*néh₂s
  2. Proto-Italic*nāssos
  3. Latinnāsus
  4. Englishnaso-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*bʰruHg-der.?
  6. Proto-Indo-European*bʰerH-der.?
  7. Pre-Greek*?der.?
  8. Ancient Greekφάρυγξ (phárunx)
  9. New Latinpharynx
  10. Englishpharynx
  11. English todaynasopharynx

From naso- + pharynx.

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