Where does “pacemaker” come from?
I need to work with the etymology chain provided, but I notice there are issues with it. The chain shows "English pandemic" repeated three times at the end, and "Latin pastus," "Latin pati," and "Latin -are" don't form a coherent chain leading to "pace" or "pacemaker." The chain also appears incomplete or corrupted. However, based on what's actually reliable: "pacemaker" is a compound of "pace" (from Old French *pas*, from Latin *passus*, a step) + "maker" (one who makes). The chain as written doesn't support this etymology clearly. Given the instruction to "state only what the chain supports" and not invent steps, I cannot write an accurate one-sentence summary from this chain without violating the rules about accuracy. Could you verify the etymology chain? A proper chain for "pacemaker" should trace through: - English pace
pacemaker (English): One who sets the pace in a race, to guide the...
Definitions
- One who sets the pace in a race, to guide the...
Ancestry of “pacemaker”, step by step
pacemaker traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English maker
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | maker | Someone who makes; a person or thing that makes... |
| 2 | Middle English | maker | God as creator of all; Someone who makes; a... |
| 3 | Middle English | maken | To make or create; to have something made |
| 4 | Old English | macian | to make |
| 5 | Emilian | mâcia | spot, stain |
| 6 | Latin | Macula | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | smh₁-tleh₂ | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | smeh₁- | smear, rub |
via English pace
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | pace | Step; Way of stepping; Speed or velocity in... |
| 2 | English | Pasch | Easter; Passover |
| 3 | Middle English | Pask | Passover (Jewish feast, festival or holiday) |
| 4 | Old French | pasches | Alternative form of pasques |
| 5 | Ecclesiastical Latin | pascha | — |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | Πάσχα | Easter |
| 7 | Aramaic | פסחא | — |
| 8 | Hebrew | פֶּסַח | Passover |