English
alliesthesia
Alliesthesia comes from Ancient Greek ἀλλοῖος ‘changed, different’, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂élyos ‘other, another’, and ultimately from *h₂el-.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂el-‘beyond, other’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂élyos‘other, another’reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEᾰ̓́λλος‘other, different’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEἀλλοῖοςalloîos‘changed, different’
- Englishtodayalliesthesia
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂el-‘beyond, other’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂élyos‘other, another’reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEᾰ̓́λλος‘other, different’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEἀλλοῖοςalloîos‘changed, different’
- Englishtodayalliesthesia
The story
Coined by Michel Cabanac and Stylianos Nicolaïdis in 1971.
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- ‘beyond, other’
as, all, old, adult, el, ultimate, element, ultra, elder, alter, ellen, outrage, altitude, ou, alumni, qualification, altar, alt, alpine, adolescent, abolish, alto, alum, alias, auld, ulterior, alp, proletariat, alimony, alienation, retaliate, alienate, exalt, foetal, aad, eld, coalesce, altimeter, inalienable, althea, 58 more
through Proto-Indo-European *h₂élyos ‘other, another’
else, alternate, alien, adultery, altercation, altruism, alibi, parallax, alternation, 32 more
Today it means
noun The relationship between the pleasure associated with a stimulus and the internal state of an organism
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- / alliesthesia