Etymology

postcricoid

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Today it means: Behind the cricoid cartilage Full definition →

English cricoid ← New Latin cricoīdēs ← Ancient Greek κρῐκοειδής (krĭkoeidḗs)
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*pós
  2. Proto-Indo-European*pósti
  3. Proto-Italic*posti
  4. Old Latinposte
  5. Latinpost
  6. Englishpost-
  7. Ancient Greekκρῐ́κος (krĭ́kos)
  8. Proto-Indo-European*weyd-
  9. Proto-Indo-European*wéydos
  10. Proto-Hellenic*wéidos
  11. Ancient Greekεἶδος (eîdos)
  12. Ancient Greekκρῐκοειδής (krĭkoeidḗs)
  13. New Latincricoīdēs
  14. Englishcricoid
  15. English todaypostcricoid

From post- + cricoid.

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