English
laryngitis
Laryngitis comes from Latin larynx, and goes back to Ancient Greek λᾰ́ρῠγξ ‘larynx, upper part of the windpipe’.
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEλᾰ́ρῠγξlắrŭnx‘larynx, upper part of the windpipe’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CElarynx
- New Latinc. 1500–1900laryngitis
- Englishearliest quotation 1960same form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEλᾰ́ρῠγξlắrŭnx‘larynx, upper part of the windpipe’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CElarynx
- New Latinc. 1500–1900laryngitis
- Englishearliest quotation 1960same form
Earliest quotation: 1960, P. G. Wodehouse, Jeeves in the Offing: “The moment had come for the honeyed word. I…”
Equivalent to laryng- + -itis
The story
Attested since 1822 C.E.
Every English word from Ancient Greek λᾰ́ρῠγξ
Today it means
noun An inflammation of the larynx, typically resulting in hoarseness.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Ancient Greek λᾰ́ρῠγξ / laryngitis