Where does “laryngotracheoplasty” come from?

laryngotracheoplasty (English) comes from English tracheoplasty, from English trachea, from Medieval Latin trachea, from Latin trachia, from Ancient Greek τραχεῖα, from Ancient Greek τραχύς, from Proto-Hellenic tʰrākʰús.

laryngotracheoplasty (English): Reconstruction of the larynx and the trachea

Definitions

  1. Reconstruction of the larynx and the trachea

Ancestry of “laryngotracheoplasty”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishtracheoplastyplastic surgery to the trachea
2EnglishtracheaA thin-walled, cartilaginous tube connecting the...
3Medieval Latintrachea—
4LatintrachiaThe windpipe, trachea
5Ancient Greekτραχεῖαwindpipe
6Ancient Greekτραχύςjagged; prickly; rugged
7Proto-Hellenictʰrākʰús—
Every word from Proto-Hellenic tʰrākʰús →Every word from Ancient Greek τραχύς →Every word from Ancient Greek τραχεῖα →