Rachialgia
/ˌreɪ.kiˈæl.dʒə/noun
Pain in the spine or backbone.
Did you know?The first element, Greek rhakhis, also gave us the medical word rachis for the spine and the botanical term for a plant’s central axis, proving one ancient root can map both bodies and plants.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*reǵ-
“to straighten, arrange in a row”
Ancient Greek
Greek
ῥάχις (rhakhis)
“backbone, spine, ridge”
Ancient Greek
Greek
ἄλγος (algos)
“pain, distress”
Late Latin / Medical Latin
Latin
rachialgia
“pain in the spine”
Modern English
English
rachialgia
“pain in the spine or backbone”