Where does “nonanalgesic” come from?
nonanalgesic (English) comes from English analgesic, from English analgesia, from New Latin analgēsia, from Ancient Greek ἀναλγησίᾱ, from Ancient Greek ἀν-, from Ancient Greek ὀρθός, from Proto-Hellenic ortʰwós, from Proto-Indo-European h₃r̥dʰwós — Creates adjectives from verb stems.
nonanalgesic (English): A drug that is not an analgesic
Definitions
- A drug that is not an analgesic
Ancestry of “nonanalgesic”, step by step
nonanalgesic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English analgesic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | analgesic | Any medicine, such as aspirin, that reduces pain,... |
| 2 | English | analgesia | The inability to feel pain; Medication that acts... |
| 3 | New Latin | analgēsia | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἀναλγησίᾱ | Want of feeling, insensibility |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἀν- | Alternative form of ἀ- used before a vowel;... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ὀρθός | straight, upright, erect; straight forward, in a... |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | ortʰwós | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃r̥dʰwós | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃erdʰ- | to increase, grow; upright, high |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -wós | Creates adjectives from verb stems |