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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

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
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