Etymology of the English word oropharynx
the English word
oropharynxderived from the English word
oro-derived from the English word
pharynxderived from the New Latin word
pharynxderived from the Greek word
pharunx, φάρυγξ, ϕάρυγξ (throat)
derived from the Latin word
os (oris, mouth; bone; bones; mouth, speech, expression)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*os-derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*ost-derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*ōs-Usage
Word found in Modern English
