The story
- 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-
- Ancient Greekὖ (û)
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
- English todaythyrohyal
From thyro- + -hyal, from Ancient Greek ὖ (û, “the letter upsilon”).
Words from the same roots
Ancient Greekὖ all →
apohyalbasihyalceratohyalepihyalglossohyal-hyalhypohyalinterhyalstylohyaltympanohyalurohyal
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.