late 14c., hirnia, from Latin hernia "a rupture," related to hira "intestine," from PIE root *ghere- "gut, entrail." The re-Latinized spelling of the English word is from 17c. Related: Herniated (1819).
hermetically
Hermione
hermit
hermitage
hern
hernia
hernial
herniation
hero
Herodian
heroic
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