analgesic
/ˌænəlˈdʒisɪk/a-nuhl-JEE-sik
/ˌænəlˈdʒisɪk/a-nuhl-JEE-sik
Meaningwithout pain
Common meaning: a painkiller
- annot, without (Greek ἀ-/ἀν-)Liddell & Scott, Greek-English Lexicon (1883), p. · scan
- algpain, griefLiddell & Scott, Greek-English Lexicon (1883), p. 57 · scan
- esicfrom Greek -ēsia: a noun ending
‘not, without (Greek ἀ-/ἀν-)’ + ‘pain, grief’ → analgesic
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 ἄλγος ‘pain, grief’.
Roots
- ἄλγος Greek “pain, grief”
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