English
epiglottic
From epiglottis + -ic.
A compound of epiglottis + -ic
Ancient Greek γλωττῐ́ς ‘glottis, mouth of the windpipe’
Ancient Greek ἐπῐγλωττῐ́ς ‘valve covering the larynx’
New Latin epiglōttis ‘an epiglottis’
English epiglottis
Today it means
adj Pertaining to, or connected with, the epiglottis.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / epiglottic