Where does “neurastenic” come from?
neurastenic (Romanian) comes from French neurasthénique, from French neurasthénie, from French asthénie, from Ancient Greek ἀσθένεια, from Ancient Greek ἀσθενής, from Ancient Greek σθένος, from English micro-, from Ancient Greek μικρο- — soft, tender, dear.
neurastenic (Romanian): neurasthenic
Definitions
- neurasthenic
Ancestry of “neurastenic”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | neurasthénique | neurasthenic |
| 2 | French | neurasthénie | neurasthenia |
| 3 | French | asthénie | asthenia; first-person singular present... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἀσθένεια | weakness; sickness; moral weakness, depravity |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἀσθενής | without strength, weak; feeble, sickly; sick, ill |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | σθένος | strength, might, power |
| 7 | English | micro- | API; Very small; One millionth |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | μικρο- | micro |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | μικρός | little, small |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | mēy- | soft, tender, dear |