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Where does “audioanalgesia” come from?

audioanalgesia (English) comes from English analgesia, from New Latin analgēsia, from Ancient Greek ἀναλγησίᾱ, from Ancient Greek ἀν-, from Ancient Greek ὀρθός, from Proto-Hellenic ortʰwós, from Proto-Indo-European h₃r̥dʰwós, from Proto-Indo-European h₃erdʰ- — Creates adjectives from verb stems.

audioanalgesia (English): The use of white noise or music to reduce the...

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  1. The use of white noise or music to reduce the...

Ancestry of “audioanalgesia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishanalgesiaThe inability to feel pain; Medication that acts...
2New Latinanalgēsia—
3Ancient Greekἀναλγησίᾱ—
4Ancient Greekἀν-Alternative form of ἀ- used before a vowel;...
5Ancient Greekὀρθόςstraight, upright, erect; straight forward, in a...
6Proto-Hellenicortʰwós—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃r̥dʰwós—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃erdʰ-to increase, grow; upright, high
9Proto-Indo-European-wósCreates adjectives from verb stems
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