Etymology

thyrolaryngeal

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Today it means: Relating to the thyroid and larynx. Full definition →

English laryngeal ← Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? ← New Latin laryngeus
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*dʰwer-
  2. Proto-Hellenic*tʰurā
  3. Ancient Greekθῠ́ρᾱ (thŭ́rā)
  4. Ancient Greekθῠρεός (thŭreós)
  5. Proto-Indo-European*weyd-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*wéydos
  7. Proto-Hellenic*wéidos
  8. Ancient Greekεἶδος (eîdos)
  9. Ancient Greekθῠρεοειδής (thŭreoeidḗs)
  10. New Latinthyreoīdēs
  11. Englishthyroid
  12. Englishthyro-
  13. Ancient Greekλᾰ́ρῠγξ (lắrŭnx)
  14. Latinlarynx
  15. New Latinlaryngeus
  16. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  17. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  18. Englishlaryngeal
  19. English todaythyrolaryngeal

From thyro- + laryngeal.

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