Where does “gonorrea” come from?

gonorrea (Finnish) comes from Late Latin gonorrhoea, from Ancient Greek γονόρροια, from Ancient Greek ῥοία, from Ancient Greek ῥέω, from Proto-Indo-European srew-, from Proto-Indo-European ser- — to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together.

gonorrea (Finnish): gonorrhea

Definitions

  1. gonorrhea

Ancestry of “gonorrea”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late Latingonorrhoea
2Ancient Greekγονόρροιαgonorrhea; blennorrhea
3Ancient Greekῥοίαflow, flux
4Ancient GreekῥέωI flow, stream, run, gush; I let flow, pour; I...
5Proto-Indo-Europeansrew-to flow, stream
6Proto-Indo-Europeanser-to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ser-Every word from Proto-Indo-European srew-Every word from Ancient Greek ῥέω