Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

prelaryngeal

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: prela-ryn-geal
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

anterior to the larynx

Example Sentences

"Central lymph nodes were divided into three or four subgroups in some articles: ipsilateral paratracheal, pretracheal, contralateral paratracheal, and prelaryngeal."

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *préh₂i? Proto-Italic *prai Proto-Italic *prai- Latin prae-lbor. Middle English pre- English pre- 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 prelaryngeal From pre- + laryngeal.

Rhymes With

laryngeal pharyngeal oropharyngeal nasopharyngeal meningeal glossopharyngeal velopharyngeal retropharyngeal hypopharyngeal buccopharyngeal laryngopharyngeal oculopharyngeal

Questions

What does prelaryngeal mean?: anterior to the larynx
Where does prelaryngeal come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *préh₂i? Proto-Italic *prai Proto-Italic *prai- Latin prae-lbor. Middle English pre- English pre- 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 prelaryngeal From pre- + laryngeal.

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