Meanings
adjectiveparaepiglottic (not comparable)
- not comparableOver, or beyond the epiglottis
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*per-
- Proto-Indo-European*preh₂-
- Proto-Hellenic*pərai
- Ancient Greekπᾰρᾰ́ (părắ)
- Ancient Greekπᾰρᾰ- (pără-)
- Englishpara-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₁ep-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₁éps
- Proto-Indo-European*h₁épi
- Proto-Hellenic*epí
- Ancient Greekἐπί (epí)
- Ancient Greekἐπῐ- (epĭ-)
- Proto-Hellenic*glṓt͏̌t͏̌ā
- Ancient Greekγλῶσσᾰ (glôssă)
- Ancient Greekγλωσσῐ́ς (glōssĭ́s)
- Ancient Greekἐπῐγλωσσῐ́ς (epĭglōssĭ́s)
- Ancient Greekἐπῐγλωττῐ́ς (epĭglōttĭ́s)
- New Latinepiglōtti
- Englishepiglottis
- Englishepiglottic
- Englishparaepiglottic
From para- + epiglottic.
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APA
paraepiglottic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/paraepiglottic
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“paraepiglottic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/paraepiglottic. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “paraepiglottic,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/paraepiglottic.
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