Etymology

thyropharyngeus

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Today it means: The superior part of the inferior pharyngeal constrictor, arising from the thyroid cartilage. Full definition →

Latin pharyngeus ← Ancient Greek φάρυγξ (phárunx) ← Pre-Greek *?der.?
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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*bʰruHg-der.?
  14. Proto-Indo-European*bʰerH-der.?
  15. Pre-Greek*?der.?
  16. Ancient Greekφάρυγξ (phárunx)
  17. Latinpharynx
  18. Latinpharyngeus
  19. English todaythyropharyngeus

From thyro- + Latin pharyngeus.

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