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Where does “τραύμα” come from?

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

τραύμα (Greek): wound, injury; trauma, blow, shock

Definitions

  1. wound, injury; trauma, blow, shock

Ancestry of “τραύμα”, step by step

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