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

  1. A neurological syndrome characterized by tremor,...

Ancestry of “parkinsonism”, step by step

parkinsonism traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English Parkinson

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishParkinson—
2EnglishPeterradiotelephony clear-code word for the letter P
3Middle EnglishPeterPeter
4LatinPetrusPeter
5Indonesianpenembakshooter
6Indonesiantembakto shoot to fire a shot
7Malaytembakto shoot
8MalaytimbakObsolete form of tembak
9Proto-Malayictimbak—
10Proto-Malayo-Polynesianti(m)bak—

via French parkinsonisme

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchparkinsonisme—

Words derived from “parkinsonism”

Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian ti(m)bak →Every word from Proto-Malayic timbak →Every word from Malay timbak →