Where does “narcotherapeutic” come from?
narcotherapeutic (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.
narcotherapeutic (English): Relating to narcotherapy
Definitions
- Relating to narcotherapy
Ancestry of “narcotherapeutic”, step by step
narcotherapeutic 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 therapeutic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | therapeutic | Of, or relating to therapy; Having a positive... |
| 2 | New Latin | therapeuticus | curing, healing |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | θεραπευτικός | attentive, helpful, obliging, curative |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | θεραπευτής | One who waits upon another; attendant |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -τής | Appended to verbs to form agent nouns |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | πεῖρα | trial, experiment, attempt |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |