Where does “letargie” come from?
letargie (Romanian) comes from German Lethargie, from Latin lēthargia, from Ancient Greek ληθαργία, from Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ, from Proto-Indo-European -íh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...
letargie (Romanian): lethargy
Definitions
- lethargy
Ancestry of “letargie”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Lethargie | lethargy |
| 2 | Latin | lēthargia | Lethargy, drowsiness |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ληθαργία | drowsiness, sleepiness; vocative singular of... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -ῐ́ᾱ | {{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -íh₂ | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -h₂ | Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups... |