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cricothyroideus.

cricothyroid.

15 characters5 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

adj[krɪ.kɔ.tʰy.roˈiː.de.ʊs]Classical-Latin[kri.ko.ti.roˈiː.de.us]
  1. cricothyroid.

    New-Latin · adjective · declension-1 · declension-2
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Ancient Greek κρῐ́κος (krĭ́kos) Proto-Indo-European *weyd- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *wéydos Proto-Hellenic *wéidos Ancient Greek εἶδος (eîdos) Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ēs Proto-Hellenic *-ēs Ancient Greek -ης (-ēs) Ancient Greek -ειδής (-eidḗs) Ancient Greek κρῐκοειδής (krĭkoeidḗs)bor. Latin cricoīdēs Latin thyroīdeus Latin cricothyroīdeus From cricoīdēs (“cricoid”) + thyroīdeus (“thyroid”).

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