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Where does “-rrhagia” come from?

-rrhagia (English) comes from Latin -rrhagia, from Ancient Greek -ραγία, from Ancient Greek ῥήγνυμι, from Proto-Indo-European wreh₁ǵ-.

-rrhagia (English): Forms nouns indicating excessive discharge or...

Definitions

  1. Forms nouns indicating excessive discharge or...

Ancestry of “-rrhagia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latin-rrhagia—
2Ancient Greek-ραγία—
3Ancient GreekῥήγνυμιI break asunder, tear, rend, shatter; I break,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwreh₁ǵ-—

Words derived from “-rrhagia”

  • menorrhagia
  • metrorrhagia
  • blennorrhagia
  • menorrhagic
  • urethrorrhagia
  • rhinorrhagia
  • metrorrhagic
  • pneumorrhagia
  • polymenorrhagia
  • enterorrhagia
  • urorrhagia
  • hepatorrhagia
  • oligomenorrhagia
  • rectorrhagia
  • phleborrhagia
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