Etymology

hernio-

Latin hernia
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The story

  1. Latin · borrowed fromhernia“protruded viscus”
  2. English todayhernio-

From Latin hernia (“protruded viscus”). By surface analysis, herni- + -o-.

Words from the same roots

Latinhernia all →

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