Where does “eclampsia” come from?
Eclampsia comes from New Latin eclampsia, meaning a sudden onset of convulsions or flashing forth.
eclampsia (English): A complication of pregnancy characterized by...
Definitions
- A complication of pregnancy characterized by...
Ancestry of “eclampsia”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | New Latin | eclampsia | — |
| 2 | French | éclampsie | eclampsia |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἔκλαμψις | lightning |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -σῐς | "suffix forming nouns" |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -τις | retained after dentals |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -tis | Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots |
Words derived from “eclampsia”