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Where does “trauma” come from?

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

trauma (Italian): trauma

Definitions

  1. trauma

Ancestry of “trauma”, step by step

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

Words derived from “trauma”

  • traumatizzare
  • microtrauma
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