Etymology

perithyroidal

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Today it means: Surrounding a thyroid gland Full definition →

English thyroidal ← Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? ← New Latin thyreoīdēs
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*per-
  2. Ancient Greekπερῐ́ (perĭ́)
  3. Englishperi-
  4. Proto-Indo-European*dʰwer-
  5. Proto-Hellenic*tʰurā
  6. Ancient Greekθῠ́ρᾱ (thŭ́rā)
  7. Ancient Greekθῠρεός (thŭreós)
  8. Proto-Indo-European*weyd-
  9. Proto-Indo-European*wéydos
  10. Proto-Hellenic*wéidos
  11. Ancient Greekεἶδος (eîdos)
  12. Ancient Greekθῠρεοειδής (thŭreoeidḗs)
  13. New Latinthyreoīdēs
  14. Englishthyroid
  15. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  16. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  17. Englishthyroidal
  18. English todayperithyroidal

From peri- + thyroidal.

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