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peptic
Peptic 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’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEpepticus
- Englishearliest quotation 1842peptic
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’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEpepticus
- Englishearliest quotation 1842peptic
Earliest quotation: 1842, Alfred Tennyson, Will Waterproof’s Lyrical Monologue: “But though the port surpasses praise, / My nerves…”
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *pekʷ- ‘to crack, crush (foodstuff), pulverize (grain)’
coach, cook, kitchen, pumpkin, cuisine, culinary, kiln, concoction, quitter, ricotta, concoct, decoction, 14 more
through Ancient Greek πέψις ‘digestion’
Today it means
adj Of, pertaining to, capable of, or aiding digestion.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *pekʷ- / peptic