Where does “analgesic” come from?
I need to work through this chain carefully to construct an accurate etymology sentence. Looking at the chain provided: - English analgesic - Ancient Greek ἀναλγησία (analgēsia) - Latin -icus - Ancient Greek ἀ- (a-, negative prefix) - Ancient Greek ἀ- (appears twice - likely this is ἀ- and then another element) - Proto-Indo-European -kos - Proto-Indo-European ne - Proto-Indo-European sem- However, I notice this chain has some issues. The Latin "-icus" suffix doesn't seem to fit the etymological path from Ancient Greek ἀναλγησία to English analgesic. The chain also lists elements that don't clearly connect. Let me reconsider what a proper etymology would be: "analgesic" comes from Ancient Greek ἀ
analgesic (English): Any medicine, such as aspirin, that reduces pain,...
Definitions
- Any medicine, such as aspirin, that reduces pain,...
Ancestry of “analgesic”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | analgesia | The inability to feel pain; Medication that acts... |
| 2 | New Latin | analgēsia | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἀναλγησίᾱ | Want of feeling, insensibility |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἀν- | Alternative form of ἀ- used before a vowel;... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ὀρθός | straight, upright, erect; straight forward, in a... |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | ortʰwós | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃r̥dʰwós | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃erdʰ- | to increase, grow; upright, high |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -wós | Creates adjectives from verb stems |