Where does “electroconvulsively” come from?
electroconvulsively (English) comes from English electroconvulsive, from English convulsive, from French convulsif, from French convulsion, from Latin convulsiō, from Latin convulsus, from Latin convellere, from Latin convello — to hit, to strike.
electroconvulsively (English): In an electroconvulsive manner
Definitions
- In an electroconvulsive manner
Ancestry of “electroconvulsively”, step by step
electroconvulsively traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English electroconvulsive
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | electroconvulsive | Causing seizures or convulsions by means of... |
| 2 | English | convulsive | Marked by or having the nature of convulsions;... |
| 3 | French | convulsif | convulsive |
| 4 | French | convulsion | convulsion |
| 5 | Latin | convulsiō | convulsion |
| 6 | Latin | convulsus | shattered, battered, convulsed; overthrown |
| 7 | Latin | convellere | third-person plural perfect active indicative of... |
| 8 | Latin | convello | I shatter, batter, convulse; I overthrow |
| 9 | Latin | vello | I pluck out; I depilate; I pull or tear down; I... |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | welnō | to pull, tear |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | welh₃- | to hit, to strike |