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Where does “hernia” come from?

hernia (Latin) comes from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰer- — to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines.

hernia (Latin): protruded viscus, hernia

Definitions

  1. protruded viscus, hernia

Ancestry of “hernia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰer-to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines

Words derived from “hernia”

  • hernia
  • herniation
  • hernial
  • herniorrhaphy
  • herniotomy
  • herniary
  • herniology
  • intrahernial
  • postherniation
  • hernia
  • ernia
  • erniotomia
  • hernie
  • hernieux
  • hernioplastie
  • herniaire
  • hérnia
  • hernie
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