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Where does “toracoepigastrico” come from?

toracoepigastrico (Italian) comes from Italian epigastrico, from Portuguese epigástrio, from Portuguese epi-, from Ancient Greek ἐπι-, from Ancient Greek ἐπί, from Ancient Greek Ἡμέρα, from Ancient Greek ἦμαρ, from Proto-Hellenic ā́mər — to be hot; to burn.

toracoepigastrico (Italian): thoracoepigastric

Definitions

  1. thoracoepigastric

Ancestry of “toracoepigastrico”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianepigastricoepigastric
2Portugueseepigástrio—
3Portugueseepi-epi-
4Ancient Greekἐπι-on, upon, on top of, all over, covering; on,...
5Ancient Greekἐπίas well, besides; For usage in composition, see...
6Ancient GreekἩμέρα—
7Ancient Greekἦμαρday; by day; midday
8Proto-Hellenicā́mər—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eh₃mr̥heat
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eh₃-to be hot; to burn
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