English Explanatory Dictionary

pretracheal

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Anterior to the trachea.

Pronunciation

/pɹiːˈtɹeɪ.ki.əl/ /ˌpɹiː.tɹəˈkiː.əl/ /pɹiˈtɹeɪ.ki.əl/

Word forms

pretracheal

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *préh₂i? Proto-Italic *prai Proto-Italic *prai- Latin prae-lbor. Middle English pre- English pre- Proto-Indo-European *dʰreh₂gʰ- Proto-Indo-European *dʰréh₂gʰ-us Proto-Hellenic *tʰrākʰús Ancient Greek τρᾱχεῖᾰ (trākheîă)bor. Late Latin trāchīa Medieval Latin trāchēader. Middle English English trachea Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English tracheal English pretracheal From pre- + tracheal.

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