subepiglottic

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *upó
Proto-Italic *supo
Latin sub
Latin sub-der.
English sub-
Proto-Indo-European *h₁ep-der.
Proto-Indo-European *h₁épsder.
Proto-Indo-European *h₁epi
Proto-Hellenic *epí
Ancient Greek ἐπί (epí)
Ancient Greek ἐπῐ- (epĭ-)
Proto-Hellenic *glṓťťā
Ancient Greek γλῶσσᾰ (glôssă)
Ancient Greek -ις (-is)
Ancient Greek γλωσσῐ́ς (glōssĭ́s)
Ancient Greek ἐπῐγλωσσῐ́ς (epĭglōssĭ́s)
Ancient Greek ἐπῐγλωττῐ́ς (epĭglōttĭ́s)bor.
New Latin epiglōttislbor.
English epiglottis
Proto-Indo-European *-ikos
Proto-Italic *-ikos
Latin -icuslbor.
Old French -iquebor.
Middle English -ik
English -ic
English epiglottic
English subepiglottic
From sub- + epiglottic.