Etymology

prelaryngeal

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Today it means: anterior to the larynx Full definition →

English laryngeal ← Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? ← New Latin laryngeus
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The story

  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 Greekλᾰ́ρῠγξ (lắrŭnx)
  10. Latinlarynx
  11. New Latinlaryngeus
  12. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  13. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  14. Englishlaryngeal
  15. English todayprelaryngeal

From pre- + laryngeal.

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