Algetic
/ælˈdʒiːtɪk/noun
Relating to, producing, or characterized by pain.
Did you know?The Greek root behind algetic, álgos (“pain”), survives throughout medical terminology, including words describing nerve, muscle, and ear pain.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*h₂elg-
“To feel pain or suffer; a reconstructed ancestral root”
Ancient Greek
Greek
ἄλγος (álgos)
“Pain, distress, or suffering”
Ancient Greek
Greek
ἀλγεῖν (algeîn)
“To feel pain or suffer”
19th Century
Medical English
alg- / alges-
“A combining form referring to pain, adopted from Greek”
19th–20th Century
English
algetic
“Relating to or producing pain”