LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

palātopharyngeus

palātopharyngeus (feminine palātopharyngea, neuter palātopharyngeum)
Classical[pa.ɫaː.tɔ.pʰaˈryŋ.ɡe.ʊs]Ecclesiastical[pa.la.to.faˈrin̠ʲ.d͡ʒe.us]

Meaning

  1. Late Latinadjectivepalatopharyngeal (relating to the palate and the pharynx)

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativepalātopharyngeuspalātopharyngeapalātopharyngeum
genitivepalātopharyngeīpalātopharyngeaepalātopharyngeī
dativepalātopharyngeōpalātopharyngeaepalātopharyngeō
accusativepalātopharyngeumpalātopharyngeampalātopharyngeum
ablativepalātopharyngeōpalātopharyngeāpalātopharyngeō
vocativepalātopharyngeepalātopharyngeapalātopharyngeum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativepalātopharyngeīpalātopharyngeaepalātopharyngea
genitivepalātopharyngeōrumpalātopharyngeārumpalātopharyngeōrum
dativepalātopharyngeīspalātopharyngeīspalātopharyngeīs
accusativepalātopharyngeōspalātopharyngeāspalātopharyngea
ablativepalātopharyngeīspalātopharyngeīspalātopharyngeīs
vocativepalātopharyngeīpalātopharyngeaepalātopharyngea

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*pleth₂-?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*pel-?
  3. Latinpalātopharyngeus

Proto-Indo-European *pleh₂-osder. Latin palātum Proto-Indo-European *bʰruHg-der.? Proto-Indo-European *bʰerH-der.? Pre-Greek *?der.? Ancient Greek φάρυγξ (phárunx)bor. Latin pharynx Proto-Indo-European *-éyos Proto-Italic *-ejos Proto-Italic *-eos Latin -eus Latin pharyngeus Latin palātopharyngeus From palātum (“palate”) + pharyngeus (“of or relating to the pharynx”).

Descendants
  • Englishpalatopharyngeal
  • Englishpalatopharyngeus

In English words that came into English from palātopharyngeus

  • palatopharyngealpalātopharyngeus
  • palatopharyngeuspalātopharyngeus

Quick answers

What does palātopharyngeus mean in Latin?
palātopharyngeus, a adjective, means “palatopharyngeal (relating to the palate and the pharynx)”.
How do you pronounce palātopharyngeus?
In classical Latin, [pa.ɫaː.tɔ.pʰaˈryŋ.ɡe.ʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [pa.la.to.faˈrin̠ʲ.d͡ʒe.us].
Where does palātopharyngeus come from?
Proto-Indo-European *pleth₂-? → Proto-Indo-European *pel-? → Latin palātopharyngeus.