Where does “antispasmodique” come from?
antispasmodique (French) comes from French spasmodique, from Latin spasmodicus, from Ancient Greek σπασμώδης, from Ancient Greek σπασμός, from Ancient Greek σπάω, from Proto-Indo-European (s)peh₂- — to stretch, to pull; to draw; chip, shaving, log,...
antispasmodique (French): antispasmodic
Definitions
- antispasmodic
Ancestry of “antispasmodique”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | spasmodique | spasmodic |
| 2 | Latin | spasmodicus | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | σπασμώδης | spasmodic |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | σπασμός | spasm, convulsion |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | σπάω | to break; to draw, pull; to draw out, pull out |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)peh₂- | to stretch, to pull; to draw; chip, shaving, log,... |