Where does “hypernatremic” come from?

hypernatremic (English) comes from English hypernatremia, from English natremia, from Old Breton natr, from Proto-Celtic natrixs, from Proto-Indo-European n̥h₁trih₂, from Proto-Indo-European snéh₁ — to spin, twist.

hypernatremic (English): Having an abnormally high concentration of sodium...

Definitions

  1. Having an abnormally high concentration of sodium...

Ancestry of “hypernatremic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishhypernatremiaAn abnormally high concentration of sodium in...
2EnglishnatremiaThe presence of sodium ions in the blood
3Old Bretonnatr—
4Proto-Celticnatrixssnake
5Proto-Indo-Europeann̥h₁trih₂—
6Proto-Indo-Europeansnéh₁to spin, twist
Every word from Proto-Indo-European snéh₁ →Every word from Proto-Indo-European n̥h₁trih₂ →Every word from Proto-Celtic natrixs →