Etymology

subarytenoid

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Today it means: Situated under the arytenoid cartilage. Full definition →

English arytenoid ← New Latin arytaenoīdēs ← Ancient Greek ᾰ̓ρῠταινοειδής (ărŭtainoeidḗs)
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*upó
  2. Proto-Italic*supo
  3. Latinsub
  4. Latinsub-
  5. Englishsub-
  6. Ancient Greekᾰ̓ρῠ́ω (ărŭ́ō)
  7. Ancient Greekᾰ̓ρῠτήρ (ărŭtḗr)
  8. Ancient Greekᾰ̓ρῠ́ταινᾰ (ărŭ́taină)
  9. Proto-Indo-European*weyd-
  10. Proto-Indo-European*wéydos
  11. Proto-Hellenic*wéidos
  12. Ancient Greekεἶδος (eîdos)
  13. Ancient Greekᾰ̓ρῠταινοειδής (ărŭtainoeidḗs)
  14. New Latinarytaenoīdēs
  15. Englisharytenoid
  16. English todaysubarytenoid

From sub- + arytenoid.

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