Where does “parathyroid” come from?
Parathyroid comes from English thyroid and English parachute, which derive from French parachute, Ancient Greek -ειδής meaning resembling, Latin parare meaning to prepare, and Latin cadere and cado meaning to fall.
parathyroid (English): Situated near the thyroid gland; Pertaining to...
Definitions
- Situated near the thyroid gland; Pertaining to...
Ancestry of “parathyroid”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | para- | above, beyond; beside, near, alongside;... |
| 2 | English | parachute | A device, generally constructed from fabric, that... |
| 3 | French | parachute | parachute device designed to control the fall of an object |
| 4 | French | para- | para |
| 5 | Italian | para- | para |
| 6 | Italian | para | crepe rubber; crepe; third-person singular... |
| 7 | Italian | paranoia | paranoia |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | παράνοια | derangement, madness |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | -ῐ́ᾱ | {{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -íh₂ | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -h₂ | Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups... |