Where does “intrathoracic” come from?
Intrathoracic comes from English thoracic combined with the Latin prefix intra, meaning within.
intrathoracic (English): Within the thorax
Definitions
- Within the thorax
Ancestry of “intrathoracic”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | thoracic | Of the thorax; One of a group of fishes having... |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | θωρακικός | suffering in the chest, of the thorax |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | -ικός | of or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -κός | forms adjectives with the sense of 'of or... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -ḱos | -y, -ic |