anaesthetic
/ˌænəsˈθetɪk/a-nuhs-THEH-tik
/ˌænəsˈθɛtɪk/a-nuhs-THEH-tik
Meaningwithout feeling
Common meaning: a drug that removes feeling
- annot, without (Greek ἀ-/ἀν-)Liddell & Scott, Greek-English Lexicon (1883), p. · scan
- aesthto perceive, feelLiddell & Scott, Intermediate Greek-English Lexicon (1889), p. 23 · scan
- eticGreek adjective ending: able to, relating to
‘not, without (Greek ἀ-/ἀν-)’ + ‘to perceive, feel’ → anaesthetic
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
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Origin: Built on Greek αἰσθάνομαι ‘to perceive, feel’.
Roots
- αἰσθάνομαι Greek “to perceive, feel”
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