Where does “trachea” come from?

trachea (Latin) comes from Late Latin trachia, from Ancient Greek τραχεῖα, from Ancient Greek τραχύς, from Proto-Hellenic tʰrākʰús.

trachea (Latin): the windpipe, trachea

Definitions

  1. the windpipe, trachea

Ancestry of “trachea”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late LatintrachiaThe windpipe, trachea
2Ancient Greekτραχεῖαwindpipe
3Ancient Greekτραχύςjagged; prickly; rugged
4Proto-Hellenictʰrākʰús—
Every word from Proto-Hellenic tʰrākʰús →Every word from Ancient Greek τραχύς →Every word from Ancient Greek τραχεῖα →