English
otolaryngology
Otolaryngology comes from Ancient Greek οὖς ‘ear’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *h₂ew- ‘to enjoy’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂ew-‘to enjoy’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂ṓws‘ear’reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEοὖςoûs‘ear’
- Englishtodayotolaryngology
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂ew-‘to enjoy’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂ṓws‘ear’reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEοὖςoûs‘ear’
- Englishtodayotolaryngology
A compound of oto- ‘ear’ + laryngo- ‘throat’ + -logy
Proto-Indo-European *h₂ew- ‘to enjoy’
Proto-Indo-European *h₂ṓws ‘ear’
Ancient Greek οὖς ‘ear’
English oto-
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *h₂ew- ‘to enjoy’
love, audience, egg, aviation, audit, oval, obey, avid, audible, anesthesia, ey, ovation, avian, acoustics, auspicious, aviator, acoustical, avarice, ocarina, aviary, 64 more
through Proto-Indo-European *h₂ṓws ‘ear’
Today it means
noun The study of diseases of the ear, nose and throat.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *h₂ew- / otolaryngology