Where does “analgesico” come from?
analgesico (Italian) comes from Italian algesico, from Italian algesia, from Ancient Greek ἄλγησις, from Ancient Greek ἀλγέω, from Ancient Greek -έω, from Proto-Indo-European -éyeti, from Proto-Indo-European -yeti — Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots.
analgesico (Italian): analgesic; analgesic, painkiller
Definitions
- analgesic; analgesic, painkiller
Ancestry of “analgesico”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | algesico | algesic relating to pain; painful |
| 2 | Italian | algesia | algesia |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἄλγησις | sense of pain |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἀλγέω | to feel bodily pain, to suffer, to be ill; to... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -έω | Used to form verbs from nouns, adjectives and... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -éyeti | Forms causative imperfective verbs from roots;... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -yeti | Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots |