Etymology

precricoid

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Today it means: anterior of the cricoid cartilage Full definition →

English cricoid ← New Latin cricoīdēs ← Ancient Greek κρῐκοειδής (krĭkoeidḗs)
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*per-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*preh₂-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*préh₂i?
  4. Proto-Italic*prai
  5. Proto-Italic*prai-
  6. Latinprae-
  7. Middle Englishpre-
  8. Englishpre-
  9. Ancient Greekκρῐ́κος (krĭ́kos)
  10. Proto-Indo-European*weyd-
  11. Proto-Indo-European*wéydos
  12. Proto-Hellenic*wéidos
  13. Ancient Greekεἶδος (eîdos)
  14. Ancient Greekκρῐκοειδής (krĭkoeidḗs)
  15. New Latincricoīdēs
  16. Englishcricoid
  17. English todayprecricoid

From pre- + cricoid.

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