Etymology

subepiglottic

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Today it means: Situated under the epiglottis. Full definition →

English epiglottic ← New Latin epiglōtti ← Ancient Greek ἐπῐγλωττῐ́ς (epĭglōttĭ́s)
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*upó
  2. Proto-Italic*supo
  3. Latinsub
  4. Latinsub-
  5. Englishsub-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*h₁ep-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*h₁éps
  8. Proto-Indo-European*h₁épi
  9. Proto-Hellenic*epí
  10. Ancient Greekἐπί (epí)
  11. Ancient Greekἐπῐ- (epĭ-)
  12. Proto-Hellenic*glṓt͏̌t͏̌ā
  13. Ancient Greekγλῶσσᾰ (glôssă)
  14. Ancient Greekγλωσσῐ́ς (glōssĭ́s)
  15. Ancient Greekἐπῐγλωσσῐ́ς (epĭglōssĭ́s)
  16. Ancient Greekἐπῐγλωττῐ́ς (epĭglōttĭ́s)
  17. New Latinepiglōtti
  18. Englishepiglottis
  19. Englishepiglottic
  20. English todaysubepiglottic

From sub- + epiglottic.

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