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Where does “hyoïde” come from?

hyoïde (French) comes 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, from Proto-Indo-European -os — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...

hyoïde (French): hyoid

Definitions

  1. hyoid

Ancestry of “hyoïde”, step by step

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

Words derived from “hyoïde”

  • hyoid
  • mylohyoid
  • stylohyoid
  • thyrohyoid
  • infrahyoid
  • suprahyoid
  • sternohyoid
  • geniohyoid
  • basihyoid
  • ceratohyoid
  • petrohyoid
  • mandibulohyoid
  • posthyoid
  • hyoïdien
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