English Explanatory Dictionary

sternothyroid

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Relating to the sternum and the thyroid cartilage.
  2. Of or pertaining to the sternothyroid muscle.
noun
  1. Ellipsis of sternothyroid muscle.

Pronunciation

/ˌstɝ.noʊˈθaɪˌɹɔɪd/

Word forms

sternothyroid sternothyroids

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ster- Proto-Indo-European *sterh₃- Proto-Indo-European *stér(h₃)-no-mder. Ancient Greek στέρνον (stérnon)bor. New Latin sternum Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o- Proto-Indo-European *dʰwer-der. Proto-Hellenic *tʰurā Ancient Greek θῠ́ρᾱ (thŭ́rā) Ancient Greek -εος (-eos) Ancient Greek θῠρεός (thŭreós) Proto-Indo-European *weyd- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *wéydos Proto-Hellenic *wéidos Ancient Greek εἶδος (eîdos) Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ēs Ancient Greek -ης (-ēs) Ancient Greek -ειδής (-eidḗs) Ancient Greek θῠρεοειδής (thŭreoeidḗs)bor. New Latin thyreoīdēs New Latin sternothyreoīdēsbor. English sternothyroid Borrowed from New Latin sternothyreoīdēs, from sternum (“the breastbone”) + -o- + thyreoīdēs (“shield-shaped”); equivalent to sterno- + thyroid. Doublet of sternothyroideus.

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