Where does “trauma” come from?

trauma (Polish) comes from English trauma, from Ancient Greek τραῦμα, from Ancient Greek τιτρώσκω, from Proto-Indo-European terh₃- — to hurt.

trauma (Polish): trauma

Definitions

  1. trauma

Ancestry of “trauma”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtraumaAny serious injury to the body, often resulting...
2Ancient Greekτραῦμαwound, hurt; hurt, damage; heavy blow, defeat
3Ancient Greekτιτρώσκωto harm, hurt
4Proto-Indo-Europeanterh₃-to hurt
Every word from Proto-Indo-European terh₃- →Every word from Ancient Greek τιτρώσκω →Every word from Ancient Greek τραῦμα →