Where does “narcotique” come from?
narcotique (French) comes from Old French narcotique, from Latin narcoticus, from Ancient Greek ναρκωτικός, from Ancient Greek ναρκόω, from Ancient Greek -όω, from Proto-Indo-European -oyéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé- — he, she.
narcotique (French): a narcotic; narcotic
Definitions
- a narcotic; narcotic
Ancestry of “narcotique”, step by step
narcotique traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old French narcotique
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | narcotique | sedative; provoking sleep |
| 2 | Latin | narcoticus | narcotic |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ναρκωτικός | making stiff or numb, narcotic |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ναρκόω | I benumb |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -όω | Added to a noun or adjective to make a verb with... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -oyéti | Creates factitive verbs from adjectives |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 9 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
via Medieval Latin narcoticum
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Medieval Latin | narcoticum | nominative neuter singular of narcōticus;... |