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Where does “thyroidally” come from?

thyroidally (English) comes from English thyroidal, from English thyroid, from New Latin thyreoīdēs, from Ancient Greek θῠρεοειδής, 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;...

thyroidally (English): In a thyroidal way

Definitions

  1. In a thyroidal way

Ancestry of “thyroidally”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishthyroidalOf, pertaining to, or affecting the thyroid
2EnglishthyroidOf, relating to, or being the thyroid gland; Of,...
3New Latinthyreoīdēs—
4Ancient Greekθῠρεοειδής—
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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