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dyspepsia
Dyspepsia comes from Ancient Greek πέψις ‘digestion’, from πέσσω ‘to ripen’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *pekʷ- ‘to crack, crush (foodstuff), pulverize (grain)’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*pekʷ-‘to crack, crush (foodstuff), pulverize (grain)’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*pékʷ-ye-reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEπέσσω‘to ripen’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEπέψιςpépsis‘digestion’
- Englishearliest quotation 1842dyspepsia
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*pekʷ-‘to crack, crush (foodstuff), pulverize (grain)’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*pékʷ-ye-reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEπέσσω‘to ripen’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEπέψιςpépsis‘digestion’
- Englishearliest quotation 1842dyspepsia
Earliest quotation: 1842, anonymous collaborator of Letitia Elizab, Keeping up Appearances. […]: “It is not my strength of mind (exert it…”
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *pekʷ- ‘to crack, crush (foodstuff), pulverize (grain)’
coach, cook, kitchen, pumpkin, cuisine, culinary, kiln, concoction, ricotta, quitter, concoct, decoction, 14 more
through Ancient Greek πέσσω ‘to ripen’
through Ancient Greek πέψις ‘digestion’
Today it means
noun Any mild disorder of digestion characterised by stomach pain, discomfort, heartburn, and nausea, often following a meal.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *pekʷ- / dyspepsia