Where does “trachea” come from?

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

Ancestry of “trachea”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatintrachiaThe windpipe, trachea
2Ancient Greekτραχεῖαwindpipe
3Ancient Greekτραχύςjagged; prickly; rugged
4Proto-Hellenictʰrākʰús

Words derived from “trachea

Every word from Proto-Hellenic tʰrākʰúsEvery word from Ancient Greek τραχύςEvery word from Ancient Greek τραχεῖα