Where does “geniospasm” come from?
geniospasm (English) comes from English spasm, from Middle English spasme, from Old French spasme, from Latin spasmus, from Ancient Greek σπασμός, from Ancient Greek σπάω, from Proto-Indo-European (s)peh₂- — to stretch, to pull; to draw; chip, shaving, log,...
geniospasm (English): A movement disorder of the mentalis muscle
Definitions
- A movement disorder of the mentalis muscle
Ancestry of “geniospasm”, step by step
geniospasm traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English spasm
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | spasm | A sudden, involuntary contraction of a muscle, a... |
| 2 | Middle English | spasme | — |
| 3 | Old French | spasme | Alternative form of espasme |
| 4 | Latin | spasmus | spasm |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | σπασμός | spasm, convulsion |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | σπάω | to break; to draw, pull; to draw out, pull out |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)peh₂- | to stretch, to pull; to draw; chip, shaving, log,... |