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Where does the word "larynx" come from? It comes from Greek larynx, and was adopted directly into English (1500s).
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Where does the word "larynx" come from? It comes from Greek larynx, and was adopted directly into English (1500s).
Larynx’s story begins in Greek: larynx meant “the voice box.” The upper part of the windpipe, containing the vocal cords. It reached English by 1500s as larynx. Galen described the larynx as the organ of voice. Today, larynx means the part of the throat containing the vocal cords, the voice box.
- Stage 1 · Greek · ancient larynx "the voice box", the upper part of the windpipe, containing the vocal cords.
- Stage 2 · English · 1500s larynx "the voice box, containing the vocal cords", Galen described the larynx as the organ of voice.