English
dyscrasy
Dyscrasy comes from Medieval Latin dyscrāsia, from Ancient Greek δυσκρασία ‘bad temperament’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ḱerh₂- ‘to mix’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*ḱerh₂-‘to mix’reconstructed
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*kírnāmi‘to mix’reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEκεράννυμι‘to mix’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEκρᾶσιςkrâsis‘mixing, tempering’root of κεράννυμι
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEδυσκρασίαduskrasía‘bad temperament’
- Medieval Latinc. 600–1500dyscrāsia
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400discrasie
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500same form
- Englishtodaydyscrasy
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*ḱerh₂-‘to mix’reconstructed
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*kírnāmi‘to mix’reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEκεράννυμι‘to mix’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEκρᾶσιςkrâsis‘mixing, tempering’root of κεράννυμι
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEδυσκρασίαduskrasía‘bad temperament’
- Medieval Latinc. 600–1500dyscrāsia
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400discrasie
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500same form
- Englishtodaydyscrasy
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *ḱerh₂- ‘to mix’
horn, cheer, hart, cerebral, corny, migraine, crater, cornea, carotid, cairn, cornet, cerebellum, keratin, procrastinate, cranium, cerebrum, rother, 51 more
through Ancient Greek κεράννυμι ‘to mix’
Today it means
noun A bodily disorder; an imbalance of the humours
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *ḱerh₂- / dyscrasy