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Where does “fascia” come from?

fascia (Latin) comes from Proto-Indo-European bʰasḱ- — bundle, heap, load.

fascia (Latin): band, bandage, swathe, strip, ribbon; necktie

Definitions

  1. band, bandage, swathe, strip, ribbon; necktie

Ancestry of “fascia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰasḱ-bundle, heap, load

Words derived from “fascia”

  • fascia
  • fascial
  • myofascial
  • fasciitis
  • subfascial
  • fajita
  • myofascia
  • fascioliasis
  • fasciectomy
  • musculofascial
  • suprafascial
  • interfascial
  • perifascial
  • fasciole
  • transfascial
  • fasciate
  • fascialike
  • facia
  • neurofascial
  • neurofascia
  • nonmyofascial
  • parafasciole
  • fasciola
  • Fajitagate
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