postlaryngeal

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adjective

posterior to the larynx

OriginEnglish laryngeal ← Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? ← New Latin laryngeus →
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Meanings

adjectivepostlaryngeal (not comparable)
  1. not comparableanatomyposterior to the larynx

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*pós
  2. Proto-Indo-European*pósti
  3. Proto-Italic*posti
  4. Old Latinposte
  5. Latinpost
  6. Englishpost-
  7. Ancient Greekλᾰ́ρῠγξ (lắrŭnx)
  8. Latinlarynx
  9. New Latinlaryngeus
  10. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  11. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  12. Englishlaryngeal
  13. Englishpostlaryngeal

From post- + laryngeal.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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