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Where does “pleurodynia” come from?

pleurodynia (English) comes from English pleuro-, from Latin pleura, from Ancient Greek πλευρᾱ́.

pleurodynia (English): A painful condition of the side of the body,...

Definitions

  1. A painful condition of the side of the body,...

Ancestry of “pleurodynia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishpleuro-to the side; lateral; of the pleura
2Latinpleura—
3Ancient Greekπλευρᾱ́—
Every word from Ancient Greek πλευρᾱ́ →