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Where does “pharyngeal” come from?

pharyngeal (English) comes from English -ál, from English aldehyde, from German Aldehyd, from Latin alcohol, from Andalusian Arabic كُحُول, from Arabic كحل, from Arabic كُحْل, from Akkadian guḫlum.

pharyngeal (English): Of or pertaining to the pharynx; Articulated with...

Definitions

  1. Of or pertaining to the pharynx; Articulated with...

Ancestry of “pharyngeal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1English-ál—
2EnglishaldehydeAny of a large class of reactive organic...
3GermanAldehydaldehyde
4Latinalcoholkohl, collyrium, stibium; any other powder...
5Andalusian Arabicكُحُول—
6Arabicكحلantimony; kohl, stibnite; black coloring of the...
7Arabicكُحْلantimony; kohl, stibnite
8Akkadianguḫlum—

Words derived from “pharyngeal”

  • nasopharyngeal
  • oropharyngeal
  • glossopharyngeal
  • velopharyngeal
  • retropharyngeal
  • hypopharyngeal
  • parapharyngeal
  • cricopharyngeal
  • laryngopharyngeal
  • buccopharyngeal
  • oculopharyngeal
  • pharyngealization
  • extrapharyngeal
  • stylopharyngeal
  • epipharyngeal
  • postpharyngeal
  • cytopharyngeal
  • subpharyngeal
  • thyropharyngeal
  • prepharyngeal
  • nonpharyngeal
  • depharyngealization
  • pharyngealize
  • retropharyngeally
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