Where does “recreational drug” come from?
recreational drug (English) comes from English recreational, from English recreation, from Old French recreacion, from Latin recreatio, from Latin recreō, from Latin rĕ-, from Latin prōdūcō, from Latin prō- — passed , crossed.
recreational drug (English): A psychoactive drug taken deliberately for the effect it has on the mind rather than for its medicinal effects
Definitions
- A psychoactive drug taken deliberately for the effect it has on the mind rather than for its medicinal effects
Ancestry of “recreational drug”, step by step
recreational drug traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English recreational
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | recreational | For, or relating to, recreation |
| 2 | English | recreation | Any activity, such as play, that amuses, diverts... |
| 3 | Old French | recreacion | — |
| 4 | Latin | recreatio | restoration, recovery |
| 5 | Latin | recreō | to create again or anew, restore, recreate |
| 6 | Latin | rĕ- | back, backwards |
| 7 | Latin | prōdūcō | to lead or bring forth, forward or out |
| 8 | Latin | prō- | forward direction, forward movement |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
via English drug
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | drug | A substance used to treat an illness, relieve a... |
| 2 | Middle English | drogge | medicine |
| 3 | Middle French | drogue | drug |
| 4 | Old French | drogue | — |
| 5 | Old French | drocgue | — |
| 6 | Middle Dutch | drôge | dry |
| 7 | Old Dutch | drōgi | dry |
| 8 | Proto-West Germanic | *draugī | dry |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | draugiz | hard, solid; dry |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰerǵʰ- | to strengthen; to strengthen; become hard; to... |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰer- | to support; to hold |