Where does “sciatic” come from?
Sciatic comes from Middle French sciatique, from Late Latin sciaticus, from Latin ischiadicus, from Ancient Greek ἰσχιαδικός, derived from ἰσχίον meaning hip joint.
sciatic (English): Of, or relating to the ischium; Of, or relating...
Definitions
- Of, or relating to the ischium; Of, or relating...
Ancestry of “sciatic”, step by step
sciatic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via French sciatique
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | sciatique | sciatic; related to the hip; sciatica |
| 2 | Latin | sciaticus | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἰσχιαδικός | of the hips |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἰσχιάς | hip-disease; sciatica; hip disease |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -ᾰ́ς | group of |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -ónts | Derives nouns denoting body parts |
| 7 | Hungarian | önt | to pour; to cast; accusative singular of ön |
| 8 | Hungarian | ön | you |
| 9 | Hungarian | ön- | self- |
| 10 | Turkish | ön | front |
| 11 | Ottoman Turkish | اوك | voice (of human or animal); sound |
| 12 | Proto-Turkic | ǖn | sound, voice |
via Middle French sciatique
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle French | sciatique | — |