Where does “epilepsy” come from?
Epilepsy comes from Old French epilepsie, Latin epilepsia, and Ancient Greek ἐπιληψία, derived from ἐπί and λαμβάνω meaning "to seize upon."
epilepsy (English): A medical condition in which the sufferer...
Definitions
- A medical condition in which the sufferer...
Ancestry of “epilepsy”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | épilepsie | epilepsy |
| 2 | Old French | epilepsie | epilepsy |
| 3 | Latin | epilēpsia | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἐπιληψία | seizure |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἐπιλαμβάνω | I take or get besides; I lay hold of, seize,... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ἐπι- | on, upon, on top of, all over, covering; on,... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ἐπί | as well, besides; For usage in composition, see... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | Ἡμέρα | — |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | ἦμαρ | day; by day; midday |
| 10 | Proto-Hellenic | ā́mər | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eh₃mr̥ | heat |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eh₃- | to be hot; to burn |
Words derived from “epilepsy”