English

hyoidal

From hyoid (noun) + -al.

Formed from hyoid + -al

Proto-Indo-European *weyd- ‘to see’

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Ancient Greek εἶδος

Ancient Greek ῡ̔οειδής ‘shaped like the letter "υ"’

Latin hȳoīdēs ‘U-shaped’

French hyoïde

English hyoid

Today it means

adj Synonym of hyoid.

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