Where does “oropharyngeal” come from?
Oropharyngeal derives from English pharyngeal combined with Latin os, from Ancient Greek ὄρνυμι, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European h₃éh₁os.
oropharyngeal (English): Of or pertaining to both the mouth and the...
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- Of or pertaining to both the mouth and the...
Ancestry of “oropharyngeal”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | pharyngeal | Of or pertaining to the pharynx; Articulated with... |
| 2 | English | -ál | Of or pertaining to. Adjectival suffix appended to various words, often nouns, to produce an adjective form. Often added to words of Latin origin, but used with other words also |
| 3 | English | aldehyde | Any of a large class of reactive organic... |
| 4 | German | Aldehyd | aldehyde |
| 5 | Latin | alcohol | kohl, collyrium, stibium; any other powder... |
| 6 | Andalusian Arabic | كُحُول | — |
| 7 | Arabic | كحل | antimony; kohl, stibnite; black coloring of the... |
| 8 | Arabic | كُحْل | antimony; kohl, stibnite |
| 9 | Akkadian | guḫlum | kohl, antimony paste |