Etymology

pharynx

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Today it means: The part of the alimentary canal and respiratory tract that extends from the back of the mouth and nasal cavity to the larynx and esophagus. Full definition →

New Latin pharynx ← Ancient Greek φάρυγξ (phárunx) ← Pre-Greek *?der.?
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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. English todaypharynx

Borrowing from New Latin pharynx, from Ancient Greek φᾰ́ρῠγξ (phắrŭnx, “throat”).

Words from the same roots

New Latinpharynx all →

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