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Where does “νάρκωσις” come from?

νάρκωσις (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek ναρκόω, from Ancient Greek -όω, from Proto-Indo-European -oyéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.

νάρκωσις (Ancient Greek): benumbing

Definitions

  1. benumbing

Ancestry of “νάρκωσις”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekναρκόωI benumb
2Ancient Greek-όωAdded to a noun or adjective to make a verb with...
3Proto-Indo-European-oyétiCreates factitive verbs from adjectives
4Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
6Chichewaiyehe, she

Words derived from “νάρκωσις”

  • narcotic
  • narco
  • nonnarcotic
  • narcotize
  • narcotization
  • narcotically
  • counternarcotic
  • antinarcotic
  • subnarcotic
  • narcoticize
  • denarcotize
  • electronarcotic
  • narcoticus
  • narcotico
  • narcoticum
  • narkotisk
  • narkotikum
  • narkotikum
  • narkotikus
  • narkotikum
  • narkotisk
  • narkotikatrafikk
  • narkotika
  • ναρκωτικός
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