Etymology

supracricoid

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Today it means: Above the cricoid cartilage Full definition →

English cricoid ← New Latin cricoīdēs ← Ancient Greek κρῐκοειδής (krĭkoeidḗs)
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*úp
  2. Proto-Indo-European*upér
  3. Proto-Italic*super
  4. Proto-Italic*superos
  5. Proto-Italic*superād
  6. Old Latinsuprād
  7. Latinsuprā
  8. Latinsupra-
  9. Englishsupra-
  10. Ancient Greekκρῐ́κος (krĭ́kos)
  11. Proto-Indo-European*weyd-
  12. Proto-Indo-European*wéydos
  13. Proto-Hellenic*wéidos
  14. Ancient Greekεἶδος (eîdos)
  15. Ancient Greekκρῐκοειδής (krĭkoeidḗs)
  16. New Latincricoīdēs
  17. Englishcricoid
  18. English todaysupracricoid

From supra- + cricoid.

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