Where does “наркота” come from?
наркота (Russian) comes from Russian нарко́тик, 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.
наркота (Russian): drugs, dope; junkie; junkies
Definitions
- drugs, dope; junkie; junkies
Ancestry of “наркота”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | нарко́тик | 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 |