Where does “ataxique” come from?
ataxique (French) comes from French ataxie, from Ancient Greek ἀταξία, from Ancient Greek ἄτακτος, from Ancient Greek ἀ-, from Proto-Hellenic hə-, from Proto-Indo-European sm̥-, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.
ataxique (French): ataxic
Ancestry of “ataxique”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | ataxie | ataxia |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | ἀταξία | Indiscipline; Disorder, confusion; Irregularity |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἄτακτος | Not in battle-order; Undisciplined, disorderly;... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἀ- | The alpha privativum, used to make words that... |
| 5 | Proto-Hellenic | hə- | same; together |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sm̥- | one; with, together |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sem- | together, one |