Where does “antipaludic” come from?
antipaludic (English) comes from English paludic, from French paludique, from French paludisme, from French impaludisme, from French -ïsme, from Latin -isma, from Latin -ismus, from Ancient Greek -ισμός — Creates action/result nouns from verb stems.
antipaludic (English): antimalarial
Ancestry of “antipaludic”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | paludic | Alternative form of paludal; Synonym of malarial |
| 2 | French | paludique | malarial |
| 3 | French | paludisme | — |
| 4 | French | impaludisme | — |
| 5 | French | -ïsme | -ism, variant of -isme following vowels |
| 6 | Latin | -isma | Alternative form of -ismus; -ism |
| 7 | Latin | -ismus | -ism |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | -ισμός | Forms abstract nouns |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | -μός | Forms abstract nouns |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -mós | Creates action/result nouns from verb stems |