apotracheal

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adjective

Not associated with vascular tracheids

OriginEnglish tracheal ← Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? ← Medieval Latin trāchēa →
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Meanings

adjectiveapotracheal (not comparable)
  1. not comparableNot associated with vascular tracheids

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ep
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂epó
  3. Proto-Hellenic*apó
  4. Ancient Greekᾰ̓πό (ăpó)
  5. Ancient Greekᾰ̓πο- (ăpo-)
  6. Englishapo-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*dʰreh₂gʰ-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*dʰréh₂gʰus
  9. Proto-Hellenic*tʰrākʰús
  10. Ancient Greekτρᾱχεῖᾰ (trākheîă)
  11. Late Latintrāchīa
  12. Medieval Latintrāchēa
  13. Englishtrachea
  14. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  15. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  16. Englishtracheal
  17. Englishapotracheal

From apo- + tracheal.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with apotracheal

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Cite this entry
APA

apotracheal. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/apotracheal

MLA

“apotracheal.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/apotracheal. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “apotracheal,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/apotracheal.

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