Etymology

thyromental

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

English mental ← Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? ← Latin mentum
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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. Proto-Indo-European*men-
  14. Proto-Indo-European*mn̥tós
  15. Proto-Italic*məntom
  16. Latinmentum
  17. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  18. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  19. Englishmental
  20. English todaythyromental

From thyro- + mental.

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