Where does “antisaccade” come from?
antisaccade (English) comes from English saccade, from French saccade, from French saquer, from French sac, from Old Norse saka, from Proto-Germanic sakōną, from Proto-Indo-European seh₂g- — to seek out.
antisaccade (English): An movement of the eye away from a point of...
Definitions
- An movement of the eye away from a point of...
Ancestry of “antisaccade”, step by step
antisaccade traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English saccade
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | saccade | A sudden jerking movement; A rapid jerky movement... |
| 2 | French | saccade | a jerk; a rapid jerky movement of the eye from... |
| 3 | French | saquer | to sack, fire; to not be able to stand someone;... |
| 4 | French | sac | bag, sack; ten French francs; plunder, loot |
| 5 | Old Norse | saka | to do harm, to scathe; to blame, find fault with |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | sakōną | to charge, seek legal action against |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | seh₂g- | to seek out |