Where does “catalepsy” come from?
Catalepsy comes from Ancient Greek katálēpsis, from κατά meaning "down" and -σῐς denoting a condition or state, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European roots ḱóm and ḱe.
catalepsy (English): severe bodily condition, described in psychiatric...
Definitions
- severe bodily condition, described in psychiatric...
Ancestry of “catalepsy”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Ancient Greek | κατάληψις | act of seizing |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | καταλαμβάνω | I seize, grasp, hold; I grasp with the mind:... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | κᾰτᾰ- | fully; down; denoting motion downwards |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | κατά | |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | καταστερίζω | to place among the stars; I put among the stars |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ἀστήρ | a celestial body; illustrious person; starfish |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | astḗr | star |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂stḗr | star |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eHs- | to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth |