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Where does “ἐκπληξία” come from?

ἐκπληξία (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek ἔκπληξῐς, from Ancient Greek ἐκπλήσσω, from Ancient Greek πλήσσω, from Proto-Hellenic plā́ťťō, from Proto-Indo-European pl(e)h₂kyeti, from Proto-Indo-European pel- — to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold.

ἐκπληξία (Ancient Greek): Amazement, terror

Definitions

  1. Amazement, terror

Ancestry of “ἐκπληξία”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἔκπληξῐςconsternation
2Ancient GreekἐκπλήσσωTo strike out of, to drive away from, to expel
3Ancient Greekπλήσσωto strike, smite; I am stricken, defeated
4Proto-Hellenicplā́ťťō—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpl(e)h₂kyeti—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold

Words derived from “ἐκπληξία”

  • hyperekplexia
  • hyperekplexic
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