Where does “trauma” come from?

trauma (Dutch) comes from Ancient Greek τραῦμα, from Ancient Greek τιτρώσκω, from Proto-Indo-European terh₃- — to hurt.

trauma (Dutch): trauma

Definitions

  1. trauma

Ancestry of “trauma”, step by step

trauma traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek τραῦμα

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekτραῦμαwound, hurt; hurt, damage; heavy blow, defeat
2Ancient Greekτιτρώσκωto harm, hurt
3Proto-Indo-Europeanterh₃-to hurt

via Ancient Greek τραῦμᾰ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekτραῦμᾰwound

Words derived from “trauma”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European terh₃- →Every word from Ancient Greek τιτρώσκω →Every word from Ancient Greek τραῦμα →
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