Etymology

retrotracheal

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Today it means: At the back of the trachea. Full definition →

English tracheal ← Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? ← Medieval Latin trāchēa
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  1. Proto-Italic*wre-
  2. Latinre-
  3. Latinretrō
  4. Englishretro-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*dʰreh₂gʰ-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*dʰréh₂gʰus
  7. Proto-Hellenic*tʰrākʰús
  8. Ancient Greekτρᾱχεῖᾰ (trākheîă)
  9. Late Latintrāchīa
  10. Medieval Latintrāchēa
  11. Englishtrachea
  12. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  13. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  14. Englishtracheal
  15. English todayretrotracheal

From retro- + tracheal.

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