Where does “salpingopharyngeus” come from?

salpingopharyngeus (English) comes from Latin pharyngeus, from Latin pharynx, from Ancient Greek φάρυγξ — windpipe; throat; esophagus.

salpingopharyngeus (English): A muscular bundle passing from the Eustachian...

Definitions

  1. A muscular bundle passing from the Eustachian...

Ancestry of “salpingopharyngeus”, step by step

salpingopharyngeus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin pharyngeus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpharyngeusof or pertaining to the pharynx; pharyngeal
2Latinpharynxthe pharynx
3Ancient Greekφάρυγξwindpipe; throat; esophagus

via Latin salpinx

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsalpinxsalpinx; either the Fallopian tube of females or the Eustachian tube
2Ancient Greekσᾰ́λπῐγξa war-trumpet
Every word from Ancient Greek φάρυγξ →Every word from Latin pharynx →Every word from Latin pharyngeus →