DictionaryRoot: laryngeus
Latin
laryngeus
of the larynx
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adjective / noun
laryngeal
luh-RIN-jee-ul/ləˈrɪndʒiəl/
Of the voice box and its sound-producing action.
Etymology
Latin laryngeus already meant ‘of the larynx,’ so the English ending reinforces that relationship. The term concerns the voice-producing cavity, rather than the throat generally.