Where does “antiepileptically” come from?
antiepileptically (English) comes from English antiepileptic, from English epileptic, from French épileptique, from Latin epilēpticus, from Ancient Greek ἐπιληπτικός, from Ancient Greek ἐπιλαμβάνω, from Ancient Greek ἐπι-, from Ancient Greek ἐπί — to be hot; to burn.
antiepileptically (English): Acting to prevent epileptic seizures
Definitions
- Acting to prevent epileptic seizures
Ancestry of “antiepileptically”, step by step
antiepileptically traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English antiepileptic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | antiepileptic | Acting to prevent epilepic seizures; A drug which... |
| 2 | English | epileptic | Of or relating to epilepsy; Of or relating to an... |
| 3 | French | épileptique | epileptic |
| 4 | Latin | epilēpticus | epileptic |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἐπιληπτικός | epileptic |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ἐπιλαμβάνω | I take or get besides; I lay hold of, seize,... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ἐπι- | on, upon, on top of, all over, covering; on,... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | ἐπί | as well, besides; For usage in composition, see... |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | Ἡμέρα | — |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | ἦμαρ | day; by day; midday |
| 11 | Proto-Hellenic | ā́mər | day |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eh₃mr̥ | heat |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eh₃- | to be hot; to burn |
via English ally
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ally | To unite, or form a connection between, as... |
| 2 | Middle English | allie | The state of having marital or family relations... |
| 3 | Middle English | allien | To ally; to make a pact or confederacy; To marry... |
| 4 | Old French | alier | to unite; to join together |
| 5 | Latin | alligō | to bind to, up or around something, tie, fetter, fasten; bandage |
| 6 | Latin | ad- | to; usually prefixed to verbs, in which cases it... |
| 7 | Latin | īn- | un-, non-, not |
| 8 | Latin | în | in, at, on, upon, from (space) |
| 9 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |