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Where does “aortalgia” come from?

aortalgia (English) comes from Turkish aort, from French aorte, from Ancient Greek ἀορτή, from Ancient Greek ἀορτέω, from Ancient Greek ἀείρω, from Proto-Indo-European h₂wer-, from Proto-Indo-European wēr-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

aortalgia (English): pain caused by an aneurysm or similar condition...

Definitions

  1. pain caused by an aneurysm or similar condition...

Ancestry of “aortalgia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishaortaorta
2Frenchaorteaorta
3Ancient Greekἀορτήthe lower extremities of the windpipe; a knapsack...
4Ancient Greekἀορτέω—
5Ancient Greekἀείρωto lift up, raise, support; to bear, sustain; to...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂wer-to lift up; to moisten; to flow; to raise, hang
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwēr-true
8Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel
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