Where does “orgasmic” come from?
I appreciate the detailed instructions, but I notice there's a significant problem with the chain you've provided: it doesn't support the headword "orgasmic" at all. The chain traces: English enthusiasm → Latin sarcasmus → Ancient Greek σαρκασμός → Ancient Greek σαρκάζειν → Ancient Greek θεός → Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- This chain is about words related to "sarcasm" and "god," not "orgasmic." There's no connection between these etymological roots and the word "orgasmic," which derives from "orgasm" (from Greek ὀργασμός/orgasmós, related to ὀργάω/orgáō "to swell, surge"). Could you either: 1. Provide the correct etymology chain for "orgasmic," or 2. Confirm the correct head
orgasmic (English): Of or relating to orgasms; Prone to or capable of...
Definitions
- Of or relating to orgasms; Prone to or capable of...
Ancestry of “orgasmic”, step by step
orgasmic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English enthusiasm
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | enthusiasm | Possession by a god; divine inspiration or... |
| 2 | French | enthousiasme | enthusiasm, keenness |
| 3 | German | Enthusiasmus | enthusiasm |
| 4 | Italian | entusiasmo | enthusiasm, excitement, ebullience; first-person... |
| 5 | Spanish | entusiasmo | enthusiasm |
| 6 | Portuguese | entusiasmo | enthusiasm |
| 7 | Russian | энтузиа́зм | enthusiasm |
| 8 | Late Latin | enthusiasmus | poetical fervour, frenzy |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | ἐνθουσιασμός | inspiration, enthusiasm |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | ἐνθουσιάζω | I am inspired or possessed by a god, I am rapt, I... |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | ἔνθους | — |
| 12 | Ancient Greek | ἔνθεος | having a god in one; possessed or inspired by a... |
| 13 | Ancient Greek | ἐν | in, on, at; among; in, at, or during the time of |
| 14 | Ancient Greek | δέρμα | skin, hide |
| 15 | Ancient Greek | γλυφή | carving, carved work; hole cut |
| 16 | Ancient Greek | -ῐ́ᾱ | {{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine... |
| 17 | Proto-Indo-European | -íh₂ | — |
| 18 | Proto-Indo-European | -h₂ | Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups... |