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Etymology
Dictionary
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Origin of the word QUINSY. Etymology of the word
QUINSY.
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From An Etymology
Dictionary of the English Language, by Walter W. Skeat, 1893. |
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QUINSY,
inflammatory sore throat. (F.,—Gk.)
'The throtling quinsey;' Dryden, Palamon, 1682. A contraction
of squinancy, spelt squinancie in Minsheu, ed. 1627.—O.F.
squinancie (16th cent., Littré), mod. F. esquinancie. Cot.
gives esquinance, 'the squincy or squinancy,' and squinance, 'the squinancy or
squinzie.' β. Formed with prefixed s from Gk. κυνάγχη, lit. 'a
dog-throttling,' applied to a bad kind of sore throat.—Gk. κυν-, stem of κύων, a dog, cognate with E.
Hound; and ἄγχ-ειν, to choke,
throttle, from ANGH, nasalised form of ✔AGH,
to choke; see Awe. [†]
ADDENDA
M.E. squinancie,
spelt squynansy (14th cent.), Reliq. Antiq. i. 51. The
prefixed s may be regarded as due to O.F. es- = Lat. ex,
used as an intensive prefix. Hence the F. form esquinance in
Cotgrave.
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| Etymology
Dictionary Index |
| A, B,
C, D, E,
F, G, H,
I, J, K,
L, M, N,
O, P, Q,
R, S, T,
U, V, W,
X, Y, Z
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| Arab.=Arabic. |
| A.S.=Anglo
Saxon. |
| Bavar.=Bavarian |
| Bohem.=Bohemian. |
| C.=Celtic,
used as a general term for Irish, Gaelic, Welsh, Breton,
Cornish, &c. |
| Corn.=Cornish. |
| Dan.=Danish. |
| Du.=Dutch |
| E.=English. |
| E.E.=Early
English. |
| Europ.=European. |
| F.=French. |
| G.=German. |
| Gk.=Greek. |
| Goth.=Gothic. |
| Icel.=Icelandic. |
| Ital.=Italian. |
| L. or
Lat.=Latin. |
| Lith.
& Lithuan.=Lithuanian. |
| M.E.=Middle
English. |
| M.F.=Middle
French |
| M.H.G.=Middle
High German. |
| Norw.=Norwegian. |
| O.F.=Old
French. |
| O.H.G.=Old
High German. |
| Pers.=Persian. |
| Port.=Portuguese. |
| Scand.=Scandinavian,
used as a general term for Icelandic, Swedish, Danish,
&c. |
| Sc.=Scottish. |
| Skt.=Sanskrit. |
| Span.=Spanish. |
| Swed.=Sweish. |
| Teut.=Teutonic |
| Turk.=Turkish. |
| W.=Welsh. |
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