English
ageusia
Ageusia comes from Ancient Greek γεῦσις ‘taste’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *ǵews-.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*ǵews-‘to taste, try’reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEγεύω‘to give to taste’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEγεῦσιςgeûsis‘taste’
- Englishtodayageusia
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*ǵews-‘to taste, try’reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEγεύω‘to give to taste’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEγεῦσιςgeûsis‘taste’
- Englishtodayageusia
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *ǵews- ‘to taste, try’
Today it means
noun Absence of the sense of taste.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *ǵews- / ageusia