Where does “metrodynia” come from?
metrodynia (English) comes from English metro, from French métro, from French métropolitain, from Latin mētropolītānus, from Ancient Greek μητροπολίτης, from Ancient Greek μητρόπολις, from Ancient Greek πόλις, from Proto-Hellenic ptólis — fortification, city.
metrodynia (English): pain in the uterus; metralgia
Definitions
- pain in the uterus; metralgia
Ancestry of “metrodynia”, step by step
metrodynia traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English metro
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | metro | An underground railway; A train that runs on such... |
| 2 | French | métro | metro; subway US, underground UK, Tube UK |
| 3 | French | métropolitain | metropolitan; subway, underground; Person from... |
| 4 | Latin | mētropolītānus | metropolitan |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | μητροπολίτης | metropolitan |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | μητρόπολις | mother-state; one's mother-city, mother country,... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | πόλις | city; a whole country, as dependent on and called... |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | ptólis | city |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | tpólHis | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | tpelH- | fortification, city |
via English dynia
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | dynia | — |