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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

Definitions

  1. pneumothorax

Ancestry of “pneumothorax”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorsklalet, allow; to load, charge; la, a syllable used...
2Old Norsehlaðato load, to lade; to pile, to stack; to build...
3Proto-Germanichlaþanąto load
4Proto-Indo-Europeankleh₂-to put; to lay out
5Proto-Indo-Europeankelh₂-to beat; to break
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kelh₂- →