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Where does “pharynx” come from?

pharynx (New Latin) comes from Ancient Greek φάρυγξ — windpipe; throat; esophagus.

pharynx (New Latin): pharynx

Definitions

  1. pharynx

Ancestry of “pharynx”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekφάρυγξwindpipe; throat; esophagus

Words derived from “pharynx”

  • béalfharaing
  • hipeafaraing
  • faraing
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