Where does “anticonvulsivo” come from?

anticonvulsivo (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese convulsivo, from Latin convulsus, from Latin convellere, from Latin convello, from Latin vello, from Proto-Italic welnō, from Proto-Indo-European welh₃- — to hit, to strike.

anticonvulsivo (Portuguese): antiseizure; anticonvulsive

Definitions

  1. antiseizure; anticonvulsive

Ancestry of “anticonvulsivo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portugueseconvulsivoconvulsive
2Latinconvulsusshattered, battered, convulsed; overthrown
3Latinconvellerethird-person plural perfect active indicative of...
4LatinconvelloI shatter, batter, convulse; I overthrow
5LatinvelloI pluck out; I depilate; I pull or tear down; I...
6Proto-Italicwelnōto pull, tear
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwelh₃-to hit, to strike
Every word from Proto-Indo-European welh₃-Every word from Proto-Italic welnōEvery word from Latin vello