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Where does “λῆψις” come from?

λῆψις (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek λαμβάνω, from Proto-Hellenic hlagʷ-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)leh₂gʷ- — to seize, take; to take, seize.

λῆψις (Ancient Greek): taking hold, seizing, catching; accepting,...

Definitions

  1. taking hold, seizing, catching; accepting,...

Ancestry of “λῆψις”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekλαμβάνωI take; I receive, get; I take hold of
2Proto-Hellenichlagʷ-—
3Proto-Indo-European(s)leh₂gʷ-to seize, take; to take, seize

Words derived from “λῆψις”

  • epilepsy
  • catalepsy
  • narcoleptic
  • analeptic
  • nympholepsy
  • antiepilepsy
  • hysteroepilepsy
  • nympholeptic
  • analeptically
  • antileptic
  • psycholeptic
  • -lepsy
  • -leptic
  • narcoleptically
  • epilepsia
  • epilepsia
  • épilepsie
  • epilepsia
  • epilepsi
  • epilepsi
  • epilepszia
  • epilepsziás
  • epilepsi
  • ἐπιληψία
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