Etymology

supralaryngeal

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Today it means: Above (or dorsal to) the larynx Full definition →

English laryngeal ← Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? ← New Latin laryngeus
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The story

  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 Greekλᾰ́ρῠγξ (lắrŭnx)
  11. Latinlarynx
  12. New Latinlaryngeus
  13. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  14. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  15. Englishlaryngeal
  16. English todaysupralaryngeal

From supra- + laryngeal.

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