Where does “velopharyngeal” come from?

Velopharyngeal is a modern English anatomical term combining velum and pharyngeal, which derives from Latin pharynx and Greek pharynx meaning throat.

velopharyngeal (English): articulated at the velopharynx; A sound...

Definitions

  1. articulated at the velopharynx; A sound...

Ancestry of “velopharyngeal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpharyngealOf or pertaining to the pharynx; Articulated with...
2English-álOf 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
3EnglishaldehydeAny of a large class of reactive organic...
4GermanAldehydaldehyde
5Latinalcoholkohl, collyrium, stibium; any other powder...
6Andalusian Arabicكُحُول
7Arabicكحلantimony; kohl, stibnite; black coloring of the...
8Arabicكُحْلantimony; kohl, stibnite
9Akkadianguḫlumkohl, antimony paste
Every word from Akkadian guḫlumEvery word from English -álEvery word from Arabic كُحْل