Where does “narcotică” come from?
narcotică (Romanian) comes from Romanian narcotic, from French narcotique, from Old French narcotique, from Latin narcoticus, from Ancient Greek ναρκωτικός, from Ancient Greek ναρκόω, from Ancient Greek -όω, from Proto-Indo-European -oyéti — he, she.
narcotică (Romanian): nominative feminine singular of narcotic;...
Definitions
- nominative feminine singular of narcotic;...
Ancestry of “narcotică”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | narcotic | narcotic |
| 2 | French | narcotique | a narcotic; narcotic |
| 3 | Old French | narcotique | sedative; provoking sleep |
| 4 | Latin | narcoticus | narcotic |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ναρκωτικός | making stiff or numb, narcotic |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ναρκόω | I benumb |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -όω | Added to a noun or adjective to make a verb with... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -oyéti | Creates factitive verbs from adjectives |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 11 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |