English
schediasm
Schediasm comes from Ancient Greek σχεδίασμα ‘freak, whim, caprice’, from σχεδιάζω ‘to do (something) offhand’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *seǵʰ- ‘to hold’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*seǵʰ-‘to hold’reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEσχεδόν‘near’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEσχέδιος‘near, close’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEσχεδιάζω‘to do (something) offhand’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEσχεδίασμαskhedíasma‘freak, whim, caprice’
- Englishtodayschediasm
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*seǵʰ-‘to hold’reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEσχεδόν‘near’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEσχέδιος‘near, close’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEσχεδιάζω‘to do (something) offhand’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEσχεδίασμαskhedíasma‘freak, whim, caprice’
- Englishtodayschediasm
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *seǵʰ- ‘to hold’
school, severe, severity, scholar, hector, perseverance, hectic, epoch, scholastic, schema, shul, 22 more
through Ancient Greek σχέδιος ‘near, close’
Today it means
noun cursory writing on a loose sheet
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *seǵʰ- / schediasm