English

hyopalatine

From hyo- + palatine.

Proto-Indo-European *weyd- ‘to see’

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Ancient Greek ῡ̔οειδής ‘shaped like the letter υ (upsilon)’

Latin hȳoīdēs ‘U-shaped’

French hyoïde ‘hyoid’

English hyoid

English hyo-

Latin palātium ‘palace’

Medieval Latin palātīnus ‘relating to the palace’

Old French palatin

Middle English palatyne

Today it means

adj Relating to the hyoid and palatine bones

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / hyopalatine