Where does “chemoconvulsive” come from?
chemoconvulsive (English) comes from English convulsive, from French convulsif, from French convulsion, from Latin convulsiō, from Latin convulsus, from Latin convellere, from Latin convello, from Latin vello — to hit, to strike.
chemoconvulsive (English): chemically convulsive
Definitions
- chemically convulsive
Ancestry of “chemoconvulsive”, step by step
chemoconvulsive traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English convulsive
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | convulsive | Marked by or having the nature of convulsions;... |
| 2 | French | convulsif | convulsive |
| 3 | French | convulsion | convulsion |
| 4 | Latin | convulsiō | convulsion |
| 5 | Latin | convulsus | shattered, battered, convulsed; overthrown |
| 6 | Latin | convellere | third-person plural perfect active indicative of... |
| 7 | Latin | convello | I shatter, batter, convulse; I overthrow |
| 8 | Latin | vello | I pluck out; I depilate; I pull or tear down; I... |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | welnō | to pull, tear |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | welh₃- | to hit, to strike |
via English chemo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | chemo | Clipping of chemotherapy |