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
- feminine singular of sciatico; sciatica
Ancestry of “sciatica”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | sciatico | sciatic |
| 2 | Latin | sciaticus | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἰσχιαδικός | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἰσχιάς | hip-disease; sciatica; hip disease |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -ᾰ́ς | group of |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -ónts | Derives nouns denoting body parts |
| 7 | Hungarian | önt | to pour; to cast; accusative singular of ön |
| 8 | Hungarian | ön | you |
| 9 | Hungarian | ön- | self- |
| 10 | Turkish | ön | front |
| 11 | Ottoman Turkish | اوك | — |
| 12 | Proto-Turkic | ǖn | sound, voice |