English
anecic
Anecic comes from French anécique, from Ancient Greek ἀνέχω ‘to rise up, emerge’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *seǵʰ- ‘to overpower’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*seǵʰ-‘to overpower’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*séǵʰeti‘to overpower, take hold of’reconstructed
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*hékʰō‘to have’reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἔχω‘to have, possess, contain, own’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEἀνέχω‘to rise up, emerge’
- Frenchc. 1600–presentanécique
- Englishearliest quotation 2013anecic
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*seǵʰ-‘to overpower’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*séǵʰeti‘to overpower, take hold of’reconstructed
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*hékʰō‘to have’reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἔχω‘to have, possess, contain, own’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEἀνέχω‘to rise up, emerge’
- Frenchc. 1600–presentanécique
- Englishearliest quotation 2013anecic
Earliest quotation: 2013, I.M. Lubbers et al., Greenhouse gas emissions from soils increased by earthworms: “... (1) anecic species, which feed on fresh litter…”
The story
From French anécique, coined by Marcel B.
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *seǵʰ- ‘to overpower’
school, severe, scholar, severity, hector, perseverance, schema, scholastic, shul, 22 more
through Ancient Greek ἔχω ‘to have, possess, contain, own’
Today it means
adj Building deep vertical burrows and surfacing to feed.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *seǵʰ- / anecic