thyrohyoideus
/ˌθaɪ.ɹoʊ.haɪˈɔɪ.di.əs/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
26
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dʰwer-der. Proto-Hellenic *tʰurā Ancient Greek θῠ́ρᾱ (thŭ́rā) Ancient Greek -εος (-eos) Ancient Greek θῠρεός (thŭreós) Proto-Indo-European *weyd- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *wéydos Proto-Hellenic *wéidos Ancient Greek εἶδος (eîdos) Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ēs Proto-Hellenic *-ēs Ancient Greek -ης (-ēs) Ancient Greek -ειδής (-eidḗs) Ancient Greek θῠρεοειδής (thŭreoeidḗs)bor. Latin thyreoīdēs Ancient Greek ὗ (hû) Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-) ▲ Ancient Greek -ειδής (-eidḗs) Ancient Greek ῡ̔οειδής (hūoeidḗs)bor. Latin hȳoīdēs Proto-Indo-European *-éyos Proto-Italic *-ejos Proto-Italic *-eos Latin -eus New Latin thyreohȳoīdeusbor. English thyrohyoideus Borrowed from New Latin thyreohȳoīdeus, clipping of mūsculus thyreohȳoīdeus (“thyrohyoid muscle”). Doublet of thyrohyoid.
Word Breakdown
- Root: thyreohȳoīdeus
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˌθaɪ.ɹoʊ.haɪˈɔɪ.di.əs/