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Where does “hyperekplexic” come from?

hyperekplexic (English) comes from English hyperekplexia, from Ancient Greek ἐκπληξία, from Ancient Greek ἔκπληξῐς, from Ancient Greek ἐκπλήσσω, from Ancient Greek πλήσσω, from Proto-Hellenic plā́ťťō, from Proto-Indo-European pl(e)h₂kyeti, from Proto-Indo-European pel- — to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold.

hyperekplexic (English): Having or relating to hyperekplexia

Definitions

  1. Having or relating to hyperekplexia

Ancestry of “hyperekplexic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishhyperekplexiaA neurological disorder characterized by an...
2Ancient GreekἐκπληξίαAmazement, terror
3Ancient Greekἔκπληξῐςconsternation
4Ancient GreekἐκπλήσσωTo strike out of, to drive away from, to expel
5Ancient Greekπλήσσωto strike, smite; I am stricken, defeated
6Proto-Hellenicplā́ťťō—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpl(e)h₂kyeti—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold
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