Where does “sciatica” come from?

sciatica (Italian) comes from Italian sciatico, from Latin sciaticus, from Ancient Greek ἰσχιαδικός, from Ancient Greek ἰσχιάς, from Ancient Greek -ᾰ́ς, from Proto-Indo-European -ónts, from Hungarian önt, from Hungarian ön — sound, voice.

sciatica (Italian): feminine singular of sciatico; sciatica

Definitions

  1. feminine singular of sciatico; sciatica

Ancestry of “sciatica”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiansciaticosciatic
2Latinsciaticus
3Ancient Greekἰσχιαδικόςof the hips
4Ancient Greekἰσχιάςhip-disease; sciatica; hip disease
5Ancient Greek-ᾰ́ςgroup of
6Proto-Indo-European-óntsDerives nouns denoting body parts
7Hungarianöntto pour; to cast; accusative singular of ön
8Hungarianönyou
9Hungarianön-self-
10Turkishönfront
11Ottoman Turkishاوكvoice (of human or animal); sound
12Proto-Turkicǖnsound, voice
Every word from Proto-Turkic ǖnEvery word from Ancient Greek -ᾰ́ςEvery word from Hungarian ön-
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