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Where does “absentia epileptica” come from?

absentia epileptica (English) comes from Latin absentia, from Latin absēns, from Latin absum, from Latin ab-, from Latin āb, from Proto-Germanic *ab, from Proto-Indo-European apó.

absentia epileptica (English): A momentary lapse of consciousness; a minor...

Definitions

  1. A momentary lapse of consciousness; a minor...

Ancestry of “absentia epileptica”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinabsentiaabsence
2Latinabsēns—
3LatinabsumI am away, I am absent, I am distant
4Latinab-from, away, away from; off; at a distance
5Latināb—
6Proto-Germanic*ab—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanapó—
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