Where does “neurotrauma” come from?

neurotrauma (English) comes from English trauma, from Ancient Greek τραῦμα, from Ancient Greek τιτρώσκω, from Proto-Indo-European terh₃- — to hurt.

neurotrauma (English): Neural trauma

Definitions

  1. Neural trauma

Ancestry of “neurotrauma”, step by step

neurotrauma traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English trauma

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtraumaAny serious injury to the body, often resulting...
2Ancient Greekτραῦμαwound, hurt; hurt, damage; heavy blow, defeat
3Ancient Greekτιτρώσκωto harm, hurt
4Proto-Indo-Europeanterh₃-to hurt

via English neuro

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishneuroNeurologist; Neurology
Every word from Proto-Indo-European terh₃-Every word from Ancient Greek τιτρώσκωEvery word from Ancient Greek τραῦμα
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