Etymology

pharyngoepiglottic

Today it means: Relating to the pharynx and epiglottis. Full definition →

English epiglottic ← New Latin epiglōtti ← Ancient Greek ἐπῐγλωττῐ́ς (epĭglōttĭ́s)
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*bʰruHg-der.?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*bʰerH-der.?
  3. Pre-Greek*?der.?
  4. Ancient Greekφάρυγξ (phárunx)
  5. New Latinpharynx
  6. Englishpharyngo-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*h₁ep-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*h₁éps
  9. Proto-Indo-European*h₁épi
  10. Proto-Hellenic*epí
  11. Ancient Greekἐπί (epí)
  12. Ancient Greekἐπῐ- (epĭ-)
  13. Proto-Hellenic*glṓt͏̌t͏̌ā
  14. Ancient Greekγλῶσσᾰ (glôssă)
  15. Ancient Greekγλωσσῐ́ς (glōssĭ́s)
  16. Ancient Greekἐπῐγλωσσῐ́ς (epĭglōssĭ́s)
  17. Ancient Greekἐπῐγλωττῐ́ς (epĭglōttĭ́s)
  18. New Latinepiglōtti
  19. Englishepiglottis
  20. Englishepiglottic
  21. English todaypharyngoepiglottic

From pharyngo- + epiglottic.

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