Where does “electroconvulsive” come from?
electroconvulsive (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.
electroconvulsive (English): Causing seizures or convulsions by means of...
Definitions
- Causing seizures or convulsions by means of...
Ancestry of “electroconvulsive”, step by step
| 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 |