Where does “trauma” come from?

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

trauma (Spanish): trauma; injury; harm

Definitions

  1. trauma; injury; harm

Ancestry of “trauma”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekτραῦμαwound, hurt; hurt, damage; heavy blow, defeat
2Ancient Greekτιτρώσκωto harm, hurt
3Proto-Indo-Europeanterh₃-to hurt

Words derived from “trauma”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European terh₃- →Every word from Ancient Greek τιτρώσκω →Every word from Ancient Greek τραῦμα →