Where does “antileprotic” come from?
antileprotic (English) comes from English leprotic, from English -otic, from French -otique, from Latin -oticus, from Ancient Greek -ωτικός, from Ancient Greek -όω, from Proto-Indo-European -oyéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti — he, she.
antileprotic (English): Countering leprosy; A drug used to treat leprosy
Definitions
- Countering leprosy; A drug used to treat leprosy
Ancestry of “antileprotic”, step by step
antileprotic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English leprotic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | leprotic | Of, or pertaining to leprosy |
| 2 | English | -otic | Having disease or abnormal condition; Pertaining... |
| 3 | French | -otique | — |
| 4 | Latin | -oticus | — |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -ωτικός | — |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -όω | Added to a noun or adjective to make a verb with... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -oyéti | Creates factitive verbs from adjectives |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 10 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |