LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

pterygoīdeus

pterygoīdeus (feminine pterygoīdea, neuter pterygoīdeum)
Classical[ptɛ.ry.ɡoˈiː.de.ʊs]Ecclesiastical[pte.ri.ɡoˈiː.de.us]

Meaning

  1. New Latinadjectivepterygoid
    musculus pterygoīdeuspterygoid muscle

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativepterygoīdeuspterygoīdeapterygoīdeum
genitivepterygoīdeīpterygoīdeaepterygoīdeī
dativepterygoīdeōpterygoīdeaepterygoīdeō
accusativepterygoīdeumpterygoīdeampterygoīdeum
ablativepterygoīdeōpterygoīdeāpterygoīdeō
vocativepterygoīdeepterygoīdeapterygoīdeum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativepterygoīdeīpterygoīdeaepterygoīdea
genitivepterygoīdeōrumpterygoīdeārumpterygoīdeōrum
dativepterygoīdeīspterygoīdeīspterygoīdeīs
accusativepterygoīdeōspterygoīdeāspterygoīdea
ablativepterygoīdeīspterygoīdeīspterygoīdeīs
vocativepterygoīdeīpterygoīdeaepterygoīdea

Origins

  1. Ancient Greek πτέρῠξ(ptérŭx)
  2. Ancient Greek -ο-(-o-)
  3. Proto-Indo-European*weyd-
  4. Proto-Indo-European*wéydos
  5. Proto-Hellenic*wéidos
  6. Ancient Greek εἶδος(eîdos)
  7. Ancient Greek -ης(-ēs)
  8. Ancient Greek -ειδής(-eidḗs)
  9. Ancient Greek πτερῠγοειδής(pterŭgoeidḗs)
  10. Latinpterygoīdeus

Latin pterygoīdeus From Ancient Greek πτερῠγοειδής (pterŭgoeidḗs, “like a wing”) + Latin -eus (adjectival suffix). Doublet of pterygoīdēs.

Descendants
  • Englishpterygoideus

Quick answers

What does pterygoīdeus mean in Latin?
pterygoīdeus, a adjective, means “pterygoid”.
How do you pronounce pterygoīdeus?
In classical Latin, [ptɛ.ry.ɡoˈiː.de.ʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [pte.ri.ɡoˈiː.de.us].
Where does pterygoīdeus come from?
Ancient Greek πτέρῠξ (ptérŭx) → Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-) → Proto-Indo-European *weyd- → Proto-Indo-European *wéydos → Proto-Hellenic *wéidos → Ancient Greek εἶδος (eîdos) → Ancient Greek -ης (-ēs) → Ancient Greek -ειδής (-eidḗs) → Ancient Greek πτερῠγοειδής (pterŭgoeidḗs) → Latin pterygoīdeus.