Where does “antivertiginous” come from?
antivertiginous (English) comes from English vertiginous, from French vertigineux, from Latin vertiginōsus, from Latin vertīgō, from Latin -igo, from Proto-Italic agō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵeti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- — to drive.
antivertiginous (English): Preventing or countering vertigo
Definitions
- Preventing or countering vertigo
Ancestry of “antivertiginous”, step by step
antivertiginous traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English vertiginous
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | vertiginous | Having an aspect of great depth, drawing the eye... |
| 2 | French | vertigineux | vertiginous; dizzy |
| 3 | Latin | vertiginōsus | Suffering from vertigo or giddiness |
| 4 | Latin | vertīgō | gyration, giddiness, dizziness |
| 5 | Latin | -igo | Enlargement of -ō; Suffixed to nouns and to... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | agō | drive; push, impel; do, act |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂éǵeti | to be driving |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eǵ- | to drive |