Where does “Trauma” come from?

Trauma (German) comes from Ancient Greek τραῦμα, from Ancient Greek τιτρώσκω, from Proto-Indo-European terh₃- — to hurt.

Trauma (German): psychological trauma

Definitions

  1. psychological trauma

Ancestry of “Trauma”, step by step

Trauma traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek τραῦμα

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

via Ancient Greek τραῦμᾰ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekτραῦμᾰwound

Words derived from “Trauma”

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