Where does “-rrhagia” come from?

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

-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-to break, tear

Words derived from “-rrhagia”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wreh₁ǵ- →Every word from Ancient Greek ῥήγνυμι →Every word from Latin -rrhagia →