Where does “apoplexy” come from?
Apoplexy comes from Old French apoplexie, from Late Latin apoplexia, from Ancient Greek ἀποπληξία, literally "a striking away," from ἀποπλήσσειν meaning to strike or disable.
apoplexy (English): Unconsciousness or incapacity resulting from a...
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- Unconsciousness or incapacity resulting from a...
Ancestry of “apoplexy”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | apoplexie | — |
| 2 | Latin | apoplexia | apoplexy |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἀποπληξία | Madness; Apoplexy, paralysis |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἀποπλήσσω | I strike to earth; I cripple with a stroke,... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἀπο- | Indicating movement: away, from, off; Indicating... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ἀπό | from, away from; because of, as a result of |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | Ἥλιος | sun |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | τύπος | A blow, pressing; The results of a blow: mark,... |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | τύπτω | to beat, strike, smite; to beat, strike oneself |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tewp- | to push, to stick |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tew- | to push, to hit |