Where does “tracheal” come from?
Tracheal comes from English trachea, from Ancient Greek τραχεῖα, the feminine form of τραχύς meaning rough, from Proto-Hellenic tʰrākʰús.
tracheal (English): Of or pertaining to the trachea
Definitions
- Of or pertaining to the trachea
Ancestry of “tracheal”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | -ál | Of or pertaining to. Adjectival suffix appended to various words, often nouns, to produce an adjective form. Often added to words of Latin origin, but used with other words also |
| 2 | English | aldehyde | Any of a large class of reactive organic... |
| 3 | German | Aldehyd | aldehyde |
| 4 | Latin | alcohol | kohl, collyrium, stibium; any other powder... |
| 5 | Andalusian Arabic | كُحُول | — |
| 6 | Arabic | كحل | antimony; kohl, stibnite; black coloring of the... |
| 7 | Arabic | كُحْل | antimony; kohl, stibnite |
| 8 | Akkadian | guḫlum | kohl, antimony paste |
Words derived from “tracheal”
- endotracheal
- nasotracheal
- laryngotracheal
- intratracheal
- paratracheal
- orotracheal
- pretracheal
- intratracheally
- retrotracheal
- peritracheal
- endotracheally
- orotracheally
- nasotracheally
- extratracheal
- nontracheal
- tracheally
- aortotracheal
- apotracheal
- bronchotracheal
- cricotracheal
- epitracheal
- esophagotracheal
- intertracheal
- midtracheal