Etymology

rhinoglottophilia

Today it means: The connection between laryngeal (glottal) and nasal articulations. Full definition →

Ancient Greek φῐλῐ́ᾱ (phĭlĭ́ā) ← Proto-Indo-European *bʰil-o-s ← English glotto-
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  1. Ancient Greekῥῑ́ς (rhī́s)
  2. Ancient Greekῥῑνο- (rhīno-)
  3. Englishrhino-
  4. Englishglotto-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*bʰil-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*bʰil-o-s
  7. Ancient Greekφῐ́λος (phĭ́los)
  8. Ancient Greekφῐλῐ́ᾱ (phĭlĭ́ā)
  9. English todayrhinoglottophilia

From rhino- + glotto- + -philia. Coined by American linguist James Matisoff in 1975 in a paper titled "Rhinoglottophilia: The Mysterious Connection between Nasality and Glottality".

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