Where does “toothachy” come from?
toothachy (English) comes from English toothache, from English ache, from Middle English ache, from Old French ache, from Latin apium, from Latin Apis, from Ancient Greek Ἄπις, from Coptic ϩⲁⲡⲉ.
toothachy (English): Suffering from a toothache
Definitions
- Suffering from a toothache
Ancestry of “toothachy”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | toothache | A pain or ache in a tooth |
| 2 | English | ache | To suffer pain; to be the source of, or be in,... |
| 3 | Middle English | ache | Aching; long-lasting hurting or injury; A plant... |
| 4 | Old French | ache | — |
| 5 | Latin | apium | parsley; celery; genitive plural of apis |
| 6 | Latin | Apis | — |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | Ἄπις | — |
| 8 | Coptic | ϩⲁⲡⲉ | — |
| 9 | Egyptian | ḥp | — |