Where does “synesthesiac” come from?

synesthesiac (English) comes from English -ac, from French -acque, from New Latin -acus, from Ancient Greek -ακός, from Ancient Greek -κός, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.

synesthesiac (English): Someone with synesthesia

Definitions

  1. Someone with synesthesia

Ancestry of “synesthesiac”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1English-acOne affected with; Of, belonging to; Used to form...
2French-acque—
3New Latin-acus—
4Ancient Greek-ακός-ic
5Ancient Greek-κόςforms adjectives with the sense of 'of or...
6Proto-Indo-European-ḱos-y, -ic
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos →Every word from Ancient Greek -κός →Every word from Ancient Greek -ακός →