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