Where does “convulsive” come from?
Convulsive comes from French convulsif, formed from the Latin prefix con- meaning "together" and the Latin adjective suffix -ivus, ultimately deriving from Proto-Indo-European -iHwós.
convulsive (English): Marked by or having the nature of convulsions;...
Definitions
- Marked by or having the nature of convulsions;...
Ancestry of “convulsive”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | convulsif | convulsive |
| 2 | French | convulsion | convulsion |
| 3 | Latin | convulsiō | convulsion |
| 4 | Latin | convulsus | shattered, battered, convulsed; overthrown |
| 5 | Latin | convellere | third-person plural perfect active indicative of... |
| 6 | Latin | convello | I shatter, batter, convulse; I overthrow |
| 7 | Latin | vello | I pluck out; I depilate; I pull or tear down; I... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | welnō | to pull, tear |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | welh₃- | to hit, to strike |