Where does “conversion disorder” come from?
conversion disorder (English) comes from English conversion, from Middle English conversion, from Anglo-Norman conversion, from Latin conversiō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
conversion disorder (English): A condition where the patient displays neurological symptoms such as numbness, blindness, paralysis, or fits, but without any neurological explanation, usually traced back to a psychological trigger
Definitions
- A condition where the patient displays neurological symptoms such as numbness, blindness, paralysis, or fits, but without any neurological explanation, usually traced back to a psychological trigger
Ancestry of “conversion disorder”, step by step
conversion disorder traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English conversion
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | conversion | The act of converting something or someone; A... |
| 2 | Middle English | conversion | — |
| 3 | Anglo-Norman | conversion | — |
| 4 | Latin | conversiō | the act of turning round or revolving; revolution |
| 5 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 6 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 7 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 8 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 9 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 10 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 11 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 12 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |
via English disorder
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | disorder | Absence of order; state of not being arranged in... |
| 2 | Middle English | disordeine | — |
| 3 | Old French | desordainer | — |
| 4 | Medieval Latin | disordinare | — |