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Where does “ἀποπληξία” come from?

ἀποπληξία (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek ἀποπλήσσω, from Ancient Greek ἀπο-, from Ancient Greek ἀπό, from Ancient Greek Ἥλιος, from Ancient Greek τύπος, from Ancient Greek τύπτω, from Proto-Indo-European (s)tewp-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)tew- — to push, to hit.

ἀποπληξία (Ancient Greek): Madness; Apoplexy, paralysis

Definitions

  1. Madness; Apoplexy, paralysis

Ancestry of “ἀποπληξία”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekἀποπλήσσωI strike to earth; I cripple with a stroke,...
2Ancient Greekἀπο-Indicating movement: away, from, off; Indicating...
3Ancient Greekἀπόfrom, away from; because of, as a result of
4Ancient GreekἭλιοςsun
5Ancient GreekτύποςA blow, pressing; The results of a blow: mark,...
6Ancient Greekτύπτωto beat, strike, smite; to beat, strike oneself
7Proto-Indo-European(s)tewp-to push, to stick
8Proto-Indo-European(s)tew-to push, to hit

Words derived from “ἀποπληξία”

  • apoplexy
  • apoplejía
  • alferecía
  • apoplexie
  • Apoplexia
  • Apoplexie
  • apoplexia
  • apoplexie
  • فَالِج
  • apoplexia
  • apaipléis
  • apoplexie
  • apoplexie
  • apoplexia
  • poplexia
  • الفَالِجِيَّة
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