Where does “neuralgia” come from?

Neuralgia comes from New Latin neuralgia, combining Ancient Greek νεῦρον meaning nerve with algia meaning pain, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European snḗh₁wr̥ meaning to spin or wind.

neuralgia (English): An acute, severe, intermittent pain that radiates...

Definitions

  1. An acute, severe, intermittent pain that radiates...

Ancestry of “neuralgia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1New Latinneuralgia—
2Ancient Greekνεῦρονsinew, tendon; cord, of a slingshot, bowstring;...
3Proto-Indo-Europeansnéh₁wr̥sinew, tendon
4Proto-Indo-European(s)neh₁-to spin (thread), to sew

Words derived from “neuralgia”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)neh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European snéh₁wr̥ →Every word from Ancient Greek νεῦρον →