English
nociception
Nociception comes from Latin noceō ‘to hurt’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *neḱ- ‘perish, disappear’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*neḱ-‘perish, disappear’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*noḱ-éye-tireconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*nokeō‘to harm, hurt, injure’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEnoceōas nocēre‘to hurt’
- Englishearliest quotation 2023nociception
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*neḱ-‘perish, disappear’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*noḱ-éye-tireconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*nokeō‘to harm, hurt, injure’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEnoceōas nocēre‘to hurt’
- Englishearliest quotation 2023nociception
Earliest quotation: 2023, HarryBlank, Off Track: “The sensation was curious. The bullet passed through her…”
Equivalent to noci- + -ception
Proto-Indo-European *neḱ- ‘to perish, disappear’
Proto-Indo-European *noḱéyeti ‘to make disappear, to cause death’
Proto-Italic *nokeō ‘to harm, hurt, injure’
Latin noceō ‘hurt’
English noci-
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *neḱ- ‘perish, disappear’
nectar, obnoxious, necropolis, internecine, 17 more
through Latin noceō ‘to hurt’
Today it means
noun The physiological process underlying the sensation of pain.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *neḱ- / nociception