Where does “parkinsonian” come from?
Parkinsonian is derived from English Parkinson, which comes from English Peter, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European -ós through Latin and Ancient Greek πέτρος meaning stone.
parkinsonian (English): Relating to, or appearing to be caused by,...
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Ancestry of “parkinsonian”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Parkinson | — |
| 2 | English | Peter | radiotelephony clear-code word for the letter P |
| 3 | Middle English | Peter | Peter |
| 4 | Latin | Petrus | Peter |
| 5 | Indonesian | penembak | shooter |
| 6 | Indonesian | tembak | to shoot to fire a shot |
| 7 | Malay | tembak | to shoot |
| 8 | Malay | timbak | Obsolete form of tembak |
| 9 | Proto-Malayic | timbak | — |
| 10 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | ti(m)bak | — |