Where does “hyo-” come from?
hyo- (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;...
hyo- (English): hyoid; the hyoid bone or arch; pig
Definitions
- hyoid; the hyoid bone or arch; pig
Ancestry of “hyo-”, step by step
hyo- 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 Ancient Greek ὗς
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | ὗς | pig, swine, hog |
| 2 | Latin | intestinalis | intestinal; pertaining to the intestine |
| 3 | Latin | intestīnum | guts, intestines, entrails of the abdomen |
| 4 | Latin | intestīnus | internal in various senses, namely |
| 5 | Latin | intus | within, inside; at home |
| 6 | Latin | în | in, at, on, upon, from (space) |
| 7 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |