Etymology

transtracheal

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Today it means: Across or through the trachea Full definition →

English tracheal ← Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? ← Medieval Latin trāchēa
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*terh₂-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*térh₂t
  3. Proto-Indo-European*tr̥h₂ónts
  4. Proto-Indo-European*tr̥h₂n̥ts
  5. Proto-Italic*trāns
  6. Proto-Italic*trāns-
  7. Latintrans-
  8. Englishtrans-
  9. Proto-Indo-European*dʰreh₂gʰ-
  10. Proto-Indo-European*dʰréh₂gʰus
  11. Proto-Hellenic*tʰrākʰús
  12. Ancient Greekτρᾱχεῖᾰ (trākheîă)
  13. Late Latintrāchīa
  14. Medieval Latintrāchēa
  15. Englishtrachea
  16. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  17. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  18. Englishtracheal
  19. English todaytranstracheal

From trans- + tracheal.

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