Where does “episodic” come from?
Episodic comes from French -ique, derived from Ancient Greek ἐπί combined with Proto-Indo-European h₁epi and h₁én, ultimately meaning "upon" or "in."
episodic (English): relating to an episode; sporadic, happening...
Definitions
- relating to an episode; sporadic, happening...
Ancestry of “episodic”, step by step
episodic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English episode
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | episode | An incident, action, or time period standing out... |
| 2 | French | épisode | episode |
| 3 | Medieval Latin | epīsodium | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἐπεισόδιον | a parenthetic addition, episode |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἐπεισόδιος | following upon the entrance, coming in besides,... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ἐπι- | on, upon, on top of, all over, covering; on,... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ἐπί | as well, besides; For usage in composition, see... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | Ἡμέρα | — |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | ἦμαρ | day; by day; midday |
| 10 | Proto-Hellenic | ā́mər | day |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eh₃mr̥ | heat |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eh₃- | to be hot; to burn |
via French épisodique
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | épisodique | episodic; occasional |
| 2 | French | -ique | Used to form adjectives from nouns: -ic, -ical,... |
| 3 | Middle French | -ique | ic |
| 4 | Old French | -ique | -ic |
| 5 | Latin | -icus | belonging to; derived from; of or pertaining to;... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | *-ikos | forms adjectives with the sense of 'of or pertaining to' |