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Where does “-rrhea” come from?

-rrhea (English) comes from Ancient Greek ῥοία, from Ancient Greek ῥέω, from Proto-Indo-European srew-, from Proto-Indo-European ser- — to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together.

-rrhea (English): flowing

Definitions

  1. flowing

Ancestry of “-rrhea”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekῥοίαflow, flux
2Ancient GreekῥέωI flow, stream, run, gush; I let flow, pour; I...
3Proto-Indo-Europeansrew-to flow, stream
4Proto-Indo-Europeanser-to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together

Words derived from “-rrhea”

  • dysmenorrhea
  • rhinorrhea
  • steatorrhea
  • galactorrhea
  • otorrhea
  • oligomenorrhea
  • pyorrhea
  • sialorrhea
  • logorrhea
  • bronchorrhea
  • eumenorrheic
  • hypomenorrhea
  • blennorrhea
  • hypermenorrhea
  • logorrheic
  • dysmenorrheal
  • menorrhea
  • oligomenorrheic
  • eumenorrhea
  • dysmenorrheic
  • cryptomenorrhea
  • lactorrhea
  • stearrhea
  • logorrhœic
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