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Where does “γαγγλίον” come from?

γαγγλίον (Ancient Greek) comes from Proto-Indo-European gel- — to be cold, to freeze.

γαγγλίον (Ancient Greek): encysted tumour on a tendon or on the head

Definitions

  1. encysted tumour on a tendon or on the head

Ancestry of “γαγγλίον”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeangel-to be cold, to freeze

Words derived from “γαγγλίον”

  • ganglion
  • ganglionic
  • preganglionic
  • postganglionic
  • aganglionic
  • aganglionosis
  • ganglionectomy
  • ganglial
  • ganglionopathy
  • paraganglion
  • hypoganglionosis
  • paraganglionic
  • gangliform
  • transganglionic
  • interganglionic
  • periganglionic
  • synganglion
  • transganglionically
  • hemiganglion
  • nonganglionic
  • pseudoganglion
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gel- →