Where does “antiscorbutic” come from?
antiscorbutic (English) comes from English scorbutic, from French scorbutique, from French -ique, from Middle French -ique, from Old French -ique, from Latin -icus, from Proto-Italic *-ikos — forms adjectives with the sense of 'of or pertaining to'.
antiscorbutic (English): preventing or curing scurvy; A medicine that...
Definitions
- preventing or curing scurvy; A medicine that...
Ancestry of “antiscorbutic”, step by step
antiscorbutic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English scorbutic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | scorbutic | Of, pertaining to, or suffering from scurvy |
| 2 | French | scorbutique | scorbutic |
| 3 | French | -ique | Used to form adjectives from nouns: -ic, -ical,... |
| 4 | Middle French | -ique | ic |
| 5 | Old French | -ique | -ic |
| 6 | Latin | -icus | belonging to; derived from; of or pertaining to;... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | *-ikos | forms adjectives with the sense of 'of or pertaining to' |
via French antiscorbutique
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | antiscorbutique | antiscorbutic |
| 2 | French | anti- | anti |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἀντι- | anti-, against; like, reminiscent of |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ᾰ̓ντῐ́ | opposite |