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Where does “omohyoideus” come from?

omohyoideus (New Latin) 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;...

Ancestry of “omohyoideus”, 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 “omohyoideus”

  • omohyoid
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