English
concussion
Concussion comes from Latin concussiō ‘shaking’, from concutiō ‘shake violently’, and ultimately from quatiō.
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEquatiō‘shake, hit’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEconcutiō‘shake violently’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEconcussiō‘shaking’
- Englishearliest quotation 1595concussion
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEquatiō‘shake, hit’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEconcutiō‘shake violently’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEconcussiō‘shaking’
- Englishearliest quotation 1595concussion
Earliest quotation: 1595, Samuel Daniel, (please specify the folio number): “Then Concussion, Rapine, Pillories, / Their Catalogue of Accusations…”
Formed from concuss + -ion
Latin quatiō ‘shake, hit’
Latin concutiō ‘shake violently’
Latin concussus ‘shaken violently (or together), having been…’
English concuss
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *(s)kuh₁t-yé-ti
pasta, paste, pastiche, patisserie, 29 more
through Latin quatiō ‘shake, hit’
cashier, quash, fracas, zouk, casco, casse, repercussion, 18 more
Today it means
noun A violent collision or shock.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Latin quatiō / concussion