Where does “antilethargic” come from?
antilethargic (English) comes from English lethargic, from Ancient Greek ληθαργικός, from Ancient Greek λήθαργος, from Ancient Greek ἀργός, from Ancient Greek ἀ-, from Proto-Hellenic hə-, from Proto-Indo-European sm̥-, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.
antilethargic (English): Preventing lethargy
Definitions
- Preventing lethargy
Ancestry of “antilethargic”, step by step
antilethargic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English lethargic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | lethargic | sluggish, slow; indifferent, apathetic |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | ληθαργικός | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | λήθαργος | forgetful; lethargic; lethargy |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἀργός | white, bright; swift; not working, idle |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἀ- | The alpha privativum, used to make words that... |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | hə- | same; together |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sm̥- | one; with, together |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sem- | together, one |