Where does “trauma” come from?

Trauma derives from Ancient Greek τραῦμα, from τιτρώσκω, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European terh₃-.

trauma (English): Any serious injury to the body, often resulting...

Definitions

  1. Any serious injury to the body, often resulting...

Ancestry of “trauma”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekτραῦμαwound, hurt; hurt, damage; heavy blow, defeat
2Ancient Greekτιτρώσκωto harm, hurt
3Proto-Indo-Europeanterh₃-to hurt

Words derived from “trauma”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European terh₃- →Every word from Ancient Greek τιτρώσκω →Every word from Ancient Greek τραῦμα →