Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

supralaryngeal

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
suprala-ryn-geal
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Above (or dorsal to) the larynx

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Italic *super Proto-Italic *superos Proto-Italic *superād Old Latin suprād Latin suprā Latin supra-lbor. English supra- Ancient Greek λᾰ́ρῠγξ (lắrŭnx)bor. Latin larynx Proto-Indo-European *-éyos Proto-Italic *-ejos Proto-Italic *-eos Latin -eus New Latin laryngeus English -al English laryngeal English supralaryngeal From supra- + laryngeal.

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Questions

What does supralaryngeal mean?
Above (or dorsal to) the larynx
Where does supralaryngeal come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Italic *super Proto-Italic *superos Proto-Italic *superād Old Latin suprād Latin suprā Latin supra-lbor. English supra- Ancient Greek λᾰ́ρῠγξ (lắrŭnx)bor. Latin larynx Proto-Indo-European *-éyos Proto-Italic *-ejos Proto-Italic *-eos Latin -eus New Latin laryngeus English -al English laryngeal English supralaryngeal From supra- + laryngeal.

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