Where does “antivertigem” come from?

antivertigem (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese vertigem, from Latin vertīgō, from Latin -igo, from Proto-Italic agō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵeti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- — to drive.

antivertigem (Portuguese): antivertiginous

Definitions

  1. antivertiginous

Ancestry of “antivertigem”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesevertigemvertigo; dizziness
2Latinvertīgōgyration, giddiness, dizziness
3Latin-igoEnlargement of -ō; Suffixed to nouns and to...
4Proto-Italicagōdrive; push, impel; do, act
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éǵetito be driving
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eǵ-to drive
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵeti →Every word from Proto-Italic agō →