Etymology

tracheobronchial

Today it means: Relating to or located in both the trachea and the bronchi. Full definition →

English bronchial ← Medieval Latin trāchēa ← Late Latin trāchīa
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*dʰreh₂gʰ-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*dʰréh₂gʰus
  3. Proto-Hellenic*tʰrākʰús
  4. Ancient Greekτρᾱχεῖᾰ (trākheîă)
  5. Late Latintrāchīa
  6. Medieval Latintrāchēa
  7. Englishtrachea
  8. Englishtracheo-
  9. Englishbronchial
  10. English todaytracheobronchial

From tracheo- + bronchial.

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