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Where does “algetic” come from?

algetic (English) comes from Ancient Greek ἄλγητικός, from Ancient Greek ἀλγεῖν — have pain.

algetic (English): Producing or having relation to pain

Definitions

  1. Producing or having relation to pain

Ancestry of “algetic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἄλγητικός—
2Ancient Greekἀλγεῖνhave pain
Every word from Ancient Greek ἀλγεῖν →