Where does “pneumothorax” come from?
pneumothorax (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk la, from Old Norse hlaða, from Proto-Germanic hlaþaną, from Proto-Indo-European kleh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European kelh₂- — to beat; to break.
pneumothorax (Norwegian Nynorsk): pneumothorax
Ancestry of “pneumothorax”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | la | let, allow; to load, charge; la, a syllable used... |
| 2 | Old Norse | hlaða | to load, to lade; to pile, to stack; to build... |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | hlaþaną | to load |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | kleh₂- | to put; to lay out |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | kelh₂- | to beat; to break |