Where does “pharynx” come from?

Pharynx comes from Latin pharynx, borrowed from Ancient Greek φάρυγξ, meaning throat.

pharynx (English): The part of the alimentary canal and respiratory...

Definitions

  1. The part of the alimentary canal and respiratory...

Ancestry of “pharynx”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1New Latinpharynxpharynx
2Ancient Greekφάρυγξwindpipe; throat; esophagus

Words derived from “pharynx

Every word from Ancient Greek φάρυγξ