Where does “drogodependencia” come from?
drogodependencia (Spanish) comes from Spanish droga, from French drogue, from Middle French drogue, from Old French drogue, from Old French drocgue, from Middle Dutch drôge, from Old Dutch drōgi, from Proto-West Germanic *draugī — to support; to hold.
drogodependencia (Spanish): drug addiction
Definitions
- drug addiction
Ancestry of “drogodependencia”, step by step
drogodependencia traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Spanish droga
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | droga | drug; indebtedness, debt |
| 2 | French | drogue | drug |
| 3 | Middle French | drogue | drug |
| 4 | Old French | drogue | — |
| 5 | Old French | drocgue | — |
| 6 | Middle Dutch | drôge | dry |
| 7 | Old Dutch | drōgi | dry |
| 8 | Proto-West Germanic | *draugī | dry |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | draugiz | hard, solid; dry |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰerǵʰ- | to strengthen; to strengthen; become hard; to... |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰer- | to support; to hold |
via Spanish dependencia
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | dependencia | dependence |