Where does “epiglotă” come from?
epiglotă (Romanian) comes from French épiglotte, from Late Latin epiglottis, from Ancient Greek ἐπιγλωττίς, from Ancient Greek ἐπί, from Ancient Greek Ἡμέρα, from Ancient Greek ἦμαρ, from Proto-Hellenic ā́mər, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eh₃mr̥ — to be hot; to burn.
epiglotă (Romanian): epiglottis
Definitions
- epiglottis
Ancestry of “epiglotă”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | épiglotte | epiglottis |
| 2 | Late Latin | epiglottis | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἐπιγλωττίς | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἐπί | as well, besides; For usage in composition, see... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | Ἡμέρα | — |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ἦμαρ | day; by day; midday |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | ā́mər | day |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eh₃mr̥ | heat |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eh₃- | to be hot; to burn |