Etymograph

English

ictal

Ictal comes from Latin ictus ‘a blow’, and goes back to ī̆cō ‘to strike’.

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEī̆cō‘to strike’
  2. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEictus‘a blow’
  3. Englishtodayictal

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Earlier history uncertain.

Lineage

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEī̆cō‘to strike’
  2. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEictus‘a blow’
  3. Englishtodayictal

Formed from ictus + -al

Latin īco ‘to hit, strike’

Latin ictus ‘a blow’

English ictus

Linked words

through Proto-Indo-European *h₂eyḱ- ‘to stab, prick, sting’

own, owner, ought, owe, freight, 5 more

Today it means

adj Of or pertaining to a sudden physiologic attack such as a seizure, stroke or headache.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Latin ī̆cō / ictal

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