Where does “somatoparaphrenia” come from?
somatoparaphrenia (English) comes from English paraphrenia, from English Pará, from Portuguese Pará, from Portuguese Pera, from Portuguese espera, from Portuguese esperar, from Old Portuguese asperar, from Old Spanish esperar — to succeed, to prosper.
somatoparaphrenia (English): A monothematic delusion in which one denies ownership of a limb
Definitions
- A monothematic delusion in which one denies ownership of a limb
Ancestry of “somatoparaphrenia”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | paraphrenia | Any of a group of psychotic illnesses involving... |
| 2 | English | Pará | A former subunit of currency in several countries in the Ottoman/Turkish and Yugoslav regions |
| 3 | Portuguese | Pará | a state in the North Region of Brazil |
| 4 | Portuguese | Pera | pear |
| 5 | Portuguese | espera | wait |
| 6 | Portuguese | esperar | to wait; to hope; to expect; to anticipate |
| 7 | Old Portuguese | asperar | — |
| 8 | Old Spanish | esperar | to wait for, await |
| 9 | Latin | spērō | to hope, expect |
| 10 | Latin | spes | hope; expectation, anticipation, apprehension |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | spēs | hope |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | spéh₁s | prosperity, success |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | speh₁- | to succeed, to prosper |