comatose.
In a coma: unconscious.
Meaning & usage
In a coma: unconscious.
the patient was comatose for 2 weeks before finally passing away.
Drowsy or lethargic.
Fast asleep.
She was lying comatose on the sofa.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Ancient Greek κόμη (kómē)bor. Latin cōmalbor. French coma Proto-Indo-European *h₃ed- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *h₃édosder.? Proto-Italic *-ŏ̄dsos? Old Latin -ōssus Latin -ōsus Old French -us Middle French -eux French -eux French comateux? Ancient Greek κῶμα (kôma)? English comatose Perhaps from French comateux, or from Ancient Greek κῶμα (kôma, “deep sleep”) (genitive κώματος (kṓmatos)). Equivalent to coma + -ose (“full of”)
To make comatose; to send into, or as if into, a coma.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Ancient Greek κόμη (kómē)bor. Latin cōmalbor. French coma Proto-Indo-European *h₃ed- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *h₃édosder.? Proto-Italic *-ŏ̄dsos? Old Latin -ōssus Latin -ōsus Old French -us Middle French -eux French -eux French comateux? Ancient Greek κῶμα (kôma)? English comatose Perhaps from French comateux, or from Ancient Greek κῶμα (kôma, “deep sleep”) (genitive κώματος (kṓmatos)). Equivalent to coma + -ose (“full of”)
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