English
interhyal
Interhyal comes from Ancient Greek ὖ ‘the letter upsilon’.
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEὖû‘the letter upsilon’
- Englishtodayinterhyal
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEὖû‘the letter upsilon’
- Englishtodayinterhyal
Formed from inter + hyal
Proto-Indo-European *ters- ‘dry’
Vulgar Latin *interrāre ‘to put in earth’
Old French enterrer ‘to bury’
Middle English enteren
English inter
Every English word from Ancient Greek ὖ
Today it means
adj Of or pertaining to a segment sometimes present at the proximal end of the hyoid arch.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Ancient Greek ὖ / interhyal