Where does “trigeminusneuralgia” come from?
trigeminusneuralgia (Finnish) comes from Finnish 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.
trigeminusneuralgia (Finnish): trigeminal neuralgia
Definitions
- trigeminal neuralgia
Ancestry of “trigeminusneuralgia”, step by step
trigeminusneuralgia traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish neuralgia
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | neuralgia | neuralgia |
| 2 | New Latin | neuralgia | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | νεῦρον | sinew, tendon; cord, of a slingshot, bowstring;... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | snéh₁wr̥ | sinew, tendon |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)neh₁- | to spin (thread), to sew |
via Finnish trigeminus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | trigeminus | — |