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- Proto-Indo-European*dʰwer-
- Proto-Hellenic*tʰurā
- Ancient Greekθῠ́ρᾱ (thŭ́rā)
- Ancient Greekθῠρεός (thŭreós)
- Proto-Indo-European*weyd-
- Proto-Indo-European*wéydos
- Proto-Hellenic*wéidos
- Ancient Greekεἶδος (eîdos)
- Ancient Greekθῠρεοειδής (thŭreoeidḗs)
- New Latinthyreoīdēs
- Englishthyroid
- Englishthyro-
- Proto-Hellenic*glṓt͏̌t͏̌ā
- Ancient Greekγλῶσσᾰ (glôssă)
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
- Englishglossal
- English todaythyroglossal
From thyro- + glossal. Back-formation from "thyroglossal duct", from New Latin ductus thyroglossalis.
Words from the same roots
New Latinductus thyroglossalis all →
thyroglossal duct
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.