Where does “convulsion” come from?
Convulsion comes from Latin convulsio, derived from convello meaning to pull together, formed from the prefix con- and a root meaning to pull.
convulsion (English): An intense, paroxysmal, involuntary muscular...
Definitions
- An intense, paroxysmal, involuntary muscular...
Ancestry of “convulsion”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | convulsiō | — |
| 2 | Latin | convulsus | shattered, battered, convulsed; overthrown |
| 3 | Latin | convellere | third-person plural perfect active indicative of... |
| 4 | Latin | convello | I shatter, batter, convulse; I overthrow |
| 5 | Latin | vello | I pluck out; I depilate; I pull or tear down; I... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | welnō | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | welh₃- | to hit, to strike |
Words derived from “convulsion”