Where does “eetterinarkoosi” come from?
eetterinarkoosi (Finnish) comes from Finnish narkoosi, from English narcosis, from Ancient Greek ναρκόω, from Ancient Greek -όω, from Proto-Indo-European -oyéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.
Ancestry of “eetterinarkoosi”, step by step
eetterinarkoosi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish narkoosi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | narkoosi | narcosis |
| 2 | English | narcosis | Unconsciousness caused by a drug, anaesthetic or... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ναρκόω | I benumb |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -όω | Added to a noun or adjective to make a verb with... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -oyéti | Creates factitive verbs from adjectives |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 8 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
via Finnish eetteri
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | eetteri | ether; aether; radio waves |
| 2 | Swedish | eter | ether |
| 3 | Latin | aethēr | sky, ether (distinct in this sense from caelum, which is where the night's stars are, but not always distinguished from āēr; always distinct from the underworld) |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | Αἰθήρ | Upper Air |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | αἴθω | To ignite, kindle, light; To burn, blaze |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | *áitʰō | to ignite |