English
pterygoideus
Pterygoideus comes from New Latin pterygoīdeus ‘pterygoid muscle’, from Ancient Greek πτερῠγοειδής ‘like a wing’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *weyd- ‘to see’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*weyd-‘to see’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*wéydos‘seeing’reconstructed
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*wéidosreconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEεἶδοςeîdos
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEπτερῠγοειδήςpterŭgoeidḗs‘like a wing’
- New Latinc. 1500–1900pterygoīdeus‘pterygoid muscle’
- Englishtodaypterygoideus
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*weyd-‘to see’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*wéydos‘seeing’reconstructed
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*wéidosreconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEεἶδοςeîdos
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEπτερῠγοειδήςpterŭgoeidḗs‘like a wing’
- New Latinc. 1500–1900pterygoīdeus‘pterygoid muscle’
- Englishtodaypterygoideus
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *weyd- ‘to see’
guy, story, review, video, visit, idea, advice, evidence, provide, vision, interview, witness, historic, guide, wisdom, visa, advise, invisible, wit, wizard, historian, visibility, vista, evident, wisely, witty, revise, guise, prudent, unwise, envious, revue, jurisprudence, improvise, prudence, avis, purview, druid, twit, proviso, 104 more
through Proto-Indo-European *wéydos ‘seeing’
through Proto-Hellenic *wéidos
through Ancient Greek εἶδος
idol, tabloid, steroid, hypothyroidism, idyll, parathyroid, thyroxine, hyperthyroidism, trapezoid, hyoid, colloid, thyroiditis, sigmoid, 49 more
Today it means
noun —
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *weyd- / pterygoideus