Where does “paranoiacally” come from?
paranoiacally (English) comes from English paranoiac, from English -ac, from French -acque, from New Latin -acus, from Ancient Greek -ακός, from Ancient Greek -κός, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.
paranoiacally (English): In a paranoiac way
Ancestry of “paranoiacally”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | paranoiac | Pertaining to, or exhibiting, paranoia; Somebody... |
| 2 | English | -ac | One affected with; Of, belonging to; Used to form... |
| 3 | French | -acque | — |
| 4 | New Latin | -acus | — |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -ακός | -ic |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -κός | forms adjectives with the sense of 'of or... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -ḱos | -y, -ic |