Where does “oropharynx” come from?

Oropharynx comes from English pharynx, derived from Latin os, which traces to Ancient Greek ὄρνυμι, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European h₃éh₁os.

oropharynx (English): The oral part of the pharynx, reaching from the...

Definitions

  1. The oral part of the pharynx, reaching from the...

Ancestry of “oropharynx”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishoro-mouth; mountains
2Latinōsmouth
3Proto-Italicōsmouth
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ésth₁bone
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ésth₁Every word from Proto-Italic ōsEvery word from Latin ōs