Where does “antivertigo” come from?
antivertigo (English) comes from English Vertigo, from Latin vertīgō, from Latin -igo, from Proto-Italic agō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵeti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- — to drive.
antivertigo (English): Preventing or countering vertigo
Definitions
- Preventing or countering vertigo
Ancestry of “antivertigo”, step by step
antivertigo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Vertigo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Vertigo | A sensation of whirling and loss of balance, caused by looking down from a great height or by disease affecting the inner ear |
| 2 | Latin | vertīgō | gyration, giddiness, dizziness |
| 3 | Latin | -igo | Enlargement of -ō; Suffixed to nouns and to... |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | agō | drive; push, impel; do, act |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂éǵeti | to be driving |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eǵ- | to drive |