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Where does “suprahyoid” come from?

suprahyoid (English) comes from English hyoid, from French hyoïde, from Latin hyoīdēs, from Ancient Greek ῡ̔οειδής, from Ancient Greek -ειδής, from Ancient Greek -ής, from Proto-Indo-European -ēs, from Proto-Indo-European -ess — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...

suprahyoid (English): Above the hyoid bone

Definitions

  1. Above the hyoid bone

Ancestry of “suprahyoid”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishhyoidShaped like a U, or like the letter upsilon;...
2Frenchhyoïdehyoid
3Latinhyoīdēs—
4Ancient Greekῡ̔οειδής—
5Ancient Greek-ειδήςlike, connected to, from the nature of, full of;...
6Ancient Greek-ήςadjective suffix
7Proto-Indo-European-ēsPrimarily forms adjectival bahuvrīhi compounds
8Proto-Indo-European-ess—
9Proto-Indo-European-osCreates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...
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