Where does “parkinsonism” come from?
Parkinsonism derives from English Parkinson, itself from the English name Peter, ultimately from Ancient Greek πέτρος meaning stone.
parkinsonism (English): A neurological syndrome characterized by tremor,...
Definitions
- A neurological syndrome characterized by tremor,...
Ancestry of “parkinsonism”, step by step
parkinsonism traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Parkinson
| 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 | — |
via French parkinsonisme
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | parkinsonisme | — |