Where does “tetanic” come from?

tetanic (English) comes from French tétanique, from French -ique, from Middle French -ique, from Old French -ique, from Latin -icus, from Proto-Italic *-ikos — forms adjectives with the sense of 'of or pertaining to'.

tetanic (English): of or relating to tetanus; causing tetanus; of or...

Definitions

  1. of or relating to tetanus; causing tetanus; of or...

Ancestry of “tetanic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchtétaniquetetanic; tetanus
2French-iqueUsed to form adjectives from nouns: -ic, -ical,...
3Middle French-iqueic
4Old French-ique-ic
5Latin-icusbelonging to; derived from; of or pertaining to;...
6Proto-Italic*-ikosforms adjectives with the sense of 'of or pertaining to'

Words derived from “tetanic”

Every word from Proto-Italic *-ikos →Every word from Latin -icus →Every word from French -ique →