English
cricoidal
Cricoidal comes from New Latin cricoīdēs, from Ancient Greek κρῐκοειδής ‘ring-shaped’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *weyd- ‘to see’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*weyd-‘to see’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*wéydos‘seeing’reconstructed
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*wéidosreconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEεἶδοςeîdos
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEκρῐκοειδήςkrĭkoeidḗs‘ring-shaped’
- New Latinmoderncricoīdēs
- English1500–presentcricoid
- Englishtodaycricoidal
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*weyd-‘to see’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*wéydos‘seeing’reconstructed
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*wéidosreconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEεἶδοςeîdos
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEκρῐκοειδήςkrĭkoeidḗs‘ring-shaped’
- New Latinmoderncricoīdēs
- English1500–presentcricoid
- Englishtodaycricoidal
A compound of cricoid + -al
Ancient Greek κῐ́ρκος ‘ring’
Ancient Greek κρῐκοειδής ‘ring-shaped, annular’
New Latin cricoīdēs
English cricoid
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *weyd- ‘to see’
story, guy, video, idea, review, visit, evidence, provide, interview, advice, vision, guide, witness, wisdom, historic, visa, advise, invisible, wit, wizard, evident, visibility, historian, vista, wisely, witty, revise, guise, prudent, envious, unwise, prudence, revue, improvise, avis, purview, druid, twit, vide, voyeur, 104 more
through Proto-Indo-European *wéydos ‘seeing’
through Proto-Hellenic *wéidos
through Ancient Greek εἶδος
idol, steroid, tabloid, hypothyroidism, idyll, hyperthyroidism, parathyroid, thyroxine, trapezoid, hyoid, thyroiditis, sigmoid, colloid, 49 more
Today it means
adj cricoid
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *weyd- / cricoidal