pterygoid

The story

1. Ancient Greek · derived fromπτερῠγοειδής“like a wing”
2. New Latin · borrowed frompterygoīdēs
3. English todaypterygoid

Borrowed from New Latin pterygoīdēs, from Ancient Greek πτερῠγοειδής (pterŭgoeidḗs, “like a wing”), from πτέρῠξ (ptérŭx, “a wing”) + -ο- (-o-) + -ειδής (-eidḗs, “-like, -oid”).