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Where does “orchialgia” come from?

orchialgia (English) comes from Ancient Greek ὄρχις, from Proto-Indo-European h₃erǵʰi- — testicle.

orchialgia (English): Pain in the testes

Definitions

  1. Pain in the testes

Ancestry of “orchialgia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekὄρχιςtesticle; ovary; orchid
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃erǵʰi-testicle
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