Meanings
nounrhinoglottophilia (uncountable)
- uncountablehuman sciencesThe connection between laryngeal (glottal) and nasal articulations.
Origin
- Ancient Greekῥῑ́ς (rhī́s)
- Ancient Greekῥῑνο- (rhīno-)
- Englishrhino-
- Englishglotto-
- Proto-Indo-European*bʰil-
- Proto-Indo-European*bʰil-o-s
- Ancient Greekφῐ́λος (phĭ́los)
- Ancient Greekφῐλῐ́ᾱ (phĭlĭ́ā)
- Englishrhinoglottophilia
From rhino- + glotto- + -philia. Coined by American linguist James Matisoff in 1975 in a paper titled "Rhinoglottophilia: The Mysterious Connection between Nasality and Glottality".
Full word history & related roots →Translations
French rhinoglottophilie
- rhinoglottophilieTranslations
Portuguese rinoglotofilia
- rinoglotofiliaTranslations
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