pterygoideus.
pterygoid
Meaning & usage
pterygoid
musculus pterygoīdeus
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Ancient Greek πτέρῠξ (ptérŭx) Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-) 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 πτερῠγοειδής (pterŭgoeidḗs) Latin -eus Latin pterygoīdeus From Ancient Greek πτερῠγοειδής (pterŭgoeidḗs, “like a wing”) + Latin -eus (adjectival suffix). Doublet of pterygoīdēs.
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