Where does “narcosynthetic” come from?
narcosynthetic (English) comes from English narco, from English narcoleptic, from English narco-, from Ancient Greek ναρκόω, from Ancient Greek -όω, from Proto-Indo-European -oyéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé- — he, she.
narcosynthetic (English): Of or pertaining to narcosynthesis
Definitions
- Of or pertaining to narcosynthesis
Ancestry of “narcosynthetic”, step by step
narcosynthetic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English narco
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | narco | Narcotics; A South American drug baron; A police... |
| 2 | English | narcoleptic | One who suffers from narcolepsy; Pertaining to... |
| 3 | English | narco- | Pertaining to stupor, sleep, or a state of... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ναρκόω | I benumb |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -όω | Added to a noun or adjective to make a verb with... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -oyéti | Creates factitive verbs from adjectives |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 9 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
via English synthetic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | synthetic | Of, or relating to synthesis; Produced by... |
| 2 | French | synthétique | synthetic |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | συνθετικός | skilled in putting together, constructive;... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | σύνθεσις | a putting together, composition, combination,... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | συντίθημι | to assemble, put together |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | σῠν- | together; with, together |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | σύν | beside, with |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | *ksún | beside, with |