Where does “prosoponeuralgia” come from?

prosoponeuralgia (English) comes from English neuralgia, from New Latin neuralgia, from Ancient Greek νεῦρον, from Proto-Indo-European snéh₁wr̥, from Proto-Indo-European (s)neh₁- — to spin (thread), to sew.

prosoponeuralgia (English): of the face

Definitions

  1. of the face

Ancestry of “prosoponeuralgia”, step by step

prosoponeuralgia traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English neuralgia

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishneuralgiaAn acute, severe, intermittent pain that radiates...
2New Latinneuralgia
3Ancient Greekνεῦρονsinew, tendon; cord, of a slingshot, bowstring;...
4Proto-Indo-Europeansnéh₁wr̥sinew, tendon
5Proto-Indo-European(s)neh₁-to spin (thread), to sew

via English prosopo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishprosopo
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)neh₁-Every word from Proto-Indo-European snéh₁wr̥Every word from Ancient Greek νεῦρον