Meanings
adjectivesciatic (not comparable)
Origin
- Ancient Greekἰσχιαδικός
- Late Latinsciaticus
- Middle Frenchsciatique
- Englishsciatic
Borrowed from Middle French sciatique, from Late Latin sciaticus, variant of ischiadicus, from Ancient Greek ἰσχιαδικός (iskhiadikós), the adjective of ἰσχίον (iskhíon, “hip”).
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Full word history & related roots →Translations
Bulgarian седалищен
- седалищен (sedališten)of, or relating to the ischium
Catalan ciàtic
- ciàticof, or relating to the ischium
French sciatique
- sciatiqueof, or relating to the ischium
Italian sciatico
- sciaticoof, or relating to the ischium
Polish kulszowy
- kulszowyof, or relating to the ischium
Portuguese ciático
- ciáticoof, or relating to the ischium
Spanish ciático
- ciáticoof, or relating to the ischium
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with sciatic
staticautomaticdemocraticsystematicatticthematicschematicaromatichepaticfanaticbureaucraticerraticlymphaticchromaticasymptomaticrheumaticidiosyncratickinematicaristocraticadiabaticemphaticasthmaticaxiomaticprismatic
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Cite this entry
APA
sciatic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sciatic
MLA
“sciatic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sciatic. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sciatic,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sciatic.
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