Where does “hyoid” come from?
Hyoid comes from French hyoïde, from Latin hyoides, from Ancient Greek ὑοειδής, literally meaning "shaped like a U," from the suffix -ειδής meaning "resembling."
hyoid (English): Shaped like a U, or like the letter upsilon;...
Definitions
- Shaped like a U, or like the letter upsilon;...
Ancestry of “hyoid”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | hyoïde | hyoid |
| 2 | Latin | hyoīdēs | U-shaped; hyoid |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ῡ̔οειδής | shaped like the letter υ upsilon |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -ειδής | like, connected to, from the nature of, full of;... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -ής | adjective suffix |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -ēs | Primarily forms adjectival bahuvrīhi compounds |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -ess | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -os | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;... |