Where does “eclipsis” come from?
eclipsis (English) comes from Ancient Greek ἔκλειψις, from Ancient Greek ἐκλείπω, from Ancient Greek ἐκ, from Proto-Hellenic *eks.
eclipsis (English): An omission of words needed to fully express the...
Definitions
- An omission of words needed to fully express the...
Ancestry of “eclipsis”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Ancient Greek | ἔκλειψις | disappearance, abandonment; especially... |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | ἐκλείπω | I leave out, pass over; I forsake, desert,... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἐκ | Out of, from; from, with the source of; to denote... |
| 4 | Proto-Hellenic | *eks | — |