Where does “anticataleptic” come from?
anticataleptic (English) comes from English cataleptic, from French cataleptique, from French catalepsie, from English catalepsis, from Ancient Greek κατάληψις, from Ancient Greek καταλαμβάνω, from Ancient Greek κᾰτᾰ-, from Ancient Greek κατά — to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth.
anticataleptic (English): Preventing or countering catalepsy
Definitions
- Preventing or countering catalepsy
Ancestry of “anticataleptic”, step by step
anticataleptic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English cataleptic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | cataleptic | Pertaining to, or affected by, catalepsy; A... |
| 2 | French | cataleptique | cataleptic |
| 3 | French | catalepsie | catalepsy |
| 4 | English | catalepsis | Dated form of catalepsy |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | κατάληψις | act of seizing |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | καταλαμβάνω | I seize, grasp, hold; I grasp with the mind:... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | κᾰτᾰ- | fully; down; denoting motion downwards |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | κατά | |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | καταστερίζω | to place among the stars; I put among the stars |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | ἀστήρ | a celestial body; illustrious person; starfish |
| 11 | Proto-Hellenic | astḗr | star |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂stḗr | star |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eHs- | to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth |