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Where does “hysterodynia” come from?

hysterodynia (English) comes from English hystero-, from Ancient Greek ὕστερος, from Proto-Indo-European údteros, from Proto-Indo-European úd — out, outward.

hysterodynia (English): pain in the womb

Definitions

  1. pain in the womb

Ancestry of “hysterodynia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishhystero-Of or pertaining to the uterus; Of or pertaining...
2Ancient Greekὕστεροςlatter
3Proto-Indo-Europeanúdteroshigher, outer
4Proto-Indo-Europeanúdout, outward
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