Where does “extrahyoid” come from?
extrahyoid (English) comes from English hyoid, from French hyoïde, from Latin hyoīdēs, from Ancient Greek ῡ̔οειδής, from Ancient Greek -ειδής, from Ancient Greek -ής, from Proto-Indo-European -ēs, from Proto-Indo-European -ess — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...
Ancestry of “extrahyoid”, step by step
extrahyoid traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English hyoid
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | hyoid | Shaped like a U, or like the letter upsilon;... |
| 2 | French | hyoïde | hyoid |
| 3 | Latin | hyoīdēs | U-shaped; hyoid |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ῡ̔οειδής | shaped like the letter υ upsilon |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -ειδής | like, connected to, from the nature of, full of;... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -ής | adjective suffix |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -ēs | Primarily forms adjectival bahuvrīhi compounds |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -ess | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -os | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;... |
via English extra
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | extra | Beyond what is due, usual, expected, or... |
| 2 | English | extraordinary | Not ordinary; exceptional; unusual; Remarkably... |
| 3 | Latin | extraordinārius | extraordinary |
| 4 | Latin | ōrdinem | — |
| 5 | Middle Low German | orden | — |
| 6 | Latin | ōrdināre | — |
| 7 | Latin | ōrdō | a methodical series, arrangement, or order; regular line, row, or series |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | ored(h)- | to arrange |