Where does “apoplectically” come from?
apoplectically (English) comes from English apoplectic, from French apoplectique, from Latin apoplēcticus, from Ancient Greek ἀποπληκτικός, from Ancient Greek ἀπόπληκτος, from Ancient Greek ἀποπλήσσω, from Ancient Greek ἀπο-, from Ancient Greek ἀπό — to push, to hit.
apoplectically (English): In an apoplectic manner
Definitions
- In an apoplectic manner
Ancestry of “apoplectically”, step by step
apoplectically traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English apoplectic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | apoplectic | Of, or relating to apoplexy; Marked by extreme... |
| 2 | French | apoplectique | apoplectic |
| 3 | Latin | apoplēcticus | apoplectic |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἀποπληκτικός | stupefied, confused; apoplectic |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἀπόπληκτος | Stricken by a stroke; dumb, astounded, senseless;... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ἀποπλήσσω | I strike to earth; I cripple with a stroke,... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ἀπο- | Indicating movement: away, from, off; Indicating... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | ἀπό | from, away from; because of, as a result of |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | Ἥλιος | sun |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | τύπος | A blow, pressing; The results of a blow: mark,... |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | τύπτω | to beat, strike, smite; to beat, strike oneself |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tewp- | to push, to stick |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tew- | to push, to hit |
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 |