Words that come from Ancient Greek “σφίγγω”

28 words across 11 languages descend from Ancient Greek σφίγγω — including sphincter, sphincterotomy, sphincteric, intersphincteric, rhabdosphincter, sphincteral, transphincteric, σφιγκτήρ.

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English (9)

Latin (4)

Ancient Greek (3)

Spanish (3)

Translingual (2)

Portuguese (2)

French (1)

Greek (1)

Middle English (1)

Middle French (1)

Late Latin (1)