tracheally

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adverb

Via the trachea

OriginProto-Germanic *līką ← Proto-Indo-European *leyg- ← English tracheal →
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Meanings

adverbtracheally (not comparable)
  1. not comparableVia the trachea

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*dʰreh₂gʰ-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*dʰréh₂gʰus
  3. Proto-Hellenic*tʰrākʰús
  4. Ancient Greekτρᾱχεῖᾰ (trākheîă)
  5. Late Latintrāchīa
  6. Medieval Latintrāchēa
  7. Englishtrachea
  8. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  9. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  10. Englishtracheal
  11. Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
  12. Proto-Germanic*līką
  13. Englishtracheally

From tracheal + -ly.

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APA

tracheally. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tracheally

MLA

“tracheally.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tracheally. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tracheally,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tracheally.

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