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Where does “antiseizure” come from?

antiseizure (English) comes from English seizure, from English seize, from English seise, from Middle English seisen, from Old French seisir, from Latin sacīre, from Frankish sakjan, from Proto-Germanic sakjaną — to seek out.

antiseizure (English): Intended to combat or reduce seizures; Preventing...

Definitions

  1. Intended to combat or reduce seizures; Preventing...

Ancestry of “antiseizure”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishseizureThe act of taking possession, as by force or...
2EnglishseizeTo deliberately take hold of; to grab or capture;...
3EnglishseiseTo vest ownership of a freehold estate in; To put...
4Middle EnglishseisenTo kidnap, abduct, or take captive; To grasp or...
5Old Frenchseisirto grip; to seize
6Latinsacīre—
7Frankishsakjanto sue, bring a legal charge against; to sue,...
8Proto-Germanicsakjaną—
9Proto-Germanicsakanąto charge, dispute
10Proto-Indo-Europeansh₂g-—
11Proto-Indo-Europeanseh₂g-to seek out
Every word from Proto-Indo-European seh₂g- →