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Where does “traumaticum” come from?

traumaticum (Latin) comes from Latin traumaticus, from Ancient Greek τραυματικός, from Ancient Greek τραῦμα, from Ancient Greek τιτρώσκω, from Proto-Indo-European terh₃- — to hurt.

traumaticum (Latin): a vulnerary, a traumatic; nominative neuter...

Definitions

  1. a vulnerary, a traumatic; nominative neuter...

Ancestry of “traumaticum”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latintraumaticusvulnerary, traumatic
2Ancient Greekτραυματικόςof for wounds
3Ancient Greekτραῦμαwound, hurt; hurt, damage; heavy blow, defeat
4Ancient Greekτιτρώσκωto harm, hurt
5Proto-Indo-Europeanterh₃-to hurt
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