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Where does “subconcussive” come from?

subconcussive (English) comes from English concussive, from English concuss, from Latin concussus, from Latin concutiō, from Latin cōn-, from Latin cum, from Old Latin com, from Proto-Italic kom — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

subconcussive (English): Below the threshold of concussion

Definitions

  1. Below the threshold of concussion

Ancestry of “subconcussive”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishconcussiveOf, pertaining to, or causing concussion
2EnglishconcussTo injure the brain of, usually temporarily, by...
3Latinconcussusshaken violently , having been shaken violently;...
4Latinconcutiō—
5Latincōn-—
6Latincumwith, along with; at; -fold
7Old LatincomAlternative form of cum
8Proto-Italickomwith, along, at
9Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
10Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
11Middle Englishkyt—
12Germankitt—
13Old High Germankuti—
14Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
15Proto-Germanickweduzresin
16Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
17Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
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