English
narcosis
Narcosis comes from Ancient Greek νάρκωσις ‘benumbing’, and goes back to νάρκη ‘numbness’.
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEνάρκη‘numbness’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEναρκόω‘I benumb’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEνάρκωσιςnárkōsis‘benumbing’
- Englishtodaynarcosis
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEνάρκη‘numbness’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEναρκόω‘I benumb’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEνάρκωσιςnárkōsis‘benumbing’
- Englishtodaynarcosis
Equivalent to narco- + -osis
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *(s)nerk- ‘to loop, wind’
through Ancient Greek νάρκη ‘numbness’
Today it means
noun Unconsciousness caused by a drug, anaesthetic or other chemical substance.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Ancient Greek νάρκη / narcosis