syrinx

syrinx · noun¹

1. Latin · learned borrowing fromsȳringes
2. Pre-Greek · derived from
3. Ancient Greek · derived fromσῦριγξ“panpipes; pipe-shaped object”
4. Latin · learned borrowing fromsȳrinx“reed; reed pipe, panpipes”
5. English todaysyrinx

Learned borrowing from Latin sȳrinx (“reed; reed pipe, panpipes”), from Ancient Greek σῦριγξ (sûrinx, “panpipes; pipe-shaped object”), from Pre-Greek. Doublet of syringe. The plural form syringes is a learned borrowing from Latin sȳringes.

Syrinx · proper noun²

1. Ancient Greek · derived fromΣῦρῐγξ
2. Latin · borrowed fromSȳrinx
3. English todaySyrinx

Borrowed from Latin Sȳrinx, from Ancient Greek Σῦρῐγξ (Sûrĭnx).

Words from the same roots