Where does “interictally” come from?

interictally (English) comes from English interictal, from English ictal, from English ictus, from Latin ictus, from Latin -tus, from Proto-Italic -tus, from Proto-Indo-European -tus — Derives action nouns from verb roots.

interictally (English): Between epileptic seizures

Definitions

  1. Between epileptic seizures

Ancestry of “interictally”, step by step

interictally traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English interictal

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishinterictalBetween episodes, attacks, or paroxysms; as
2EnglishictalOf or pertaining to a sudden physiologic attack...
3EnglishictusThe pulse; A sudden attack, blow, stroke, or...
4Latinictushit, struck; stabbed, stung; a blow, stroke,...
5Latin-tusForms the past participle of verbs; Forms...
6Proto-Italic-tus
7Proto-Indo-European-tusDerives action nouns from verb roots

via English ly

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlyAbbreviation of light-year
2VietnameselyAlternative spelling of li
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tusEvery word from Latin -tusEvery word from Latin ictus