Where does “νυμφόληπτος” come from?

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

νυμφόληπτος (Ancient Greek): taken by nymphs; rapt, entranced, enraptured,...

Definitions

  1. taken by nymphs; rapt, entranced, enraptured,...

Ancestry of “νυμφόληπτος”, step by step

νυμφόληπτος traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek ληπτός

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekληπτόςapprehended, taken
2Ancient GreekλαμβάνωI take; I receive, get; I take hold of
3Proto-Hellenichlagʷ-—
4Proto-Indo-European(s)leh₂gʷ-to seize, take; to take, seize

via Ancient Greek νῠ́μφη

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekνῠ́μφηbride, young wife

Words derived from “νυμφόληπτος”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)leh₂gʷ- →Every word from Proto-Hellenic hlagʷ- →Every word from Ancient Greek λαμβάνω →