Where does “postapoplectic” come from?
postapoplectic (English) comes from English apoplectic, from French apoplectique, from Latin apoplēcticus, from Ancient Greek ἀποπληκτικός, from Ancient Greek ἀπόπληκτος, from Ancient Greek ἀποπλήσσω, from Ancient Greek ἀπο-, from Ancient Greek ἀπό — to push, to hit.
postapoplectic (English): After apoplexy
Definitions
- After apoplexy
Ancestry of “postapoplectic”, step by step
postapoplectic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English apoplectic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | apoplectic | Of, or relating to apoplexy; Marked by extreme... |
| 2 | French | apoplectique | apoplectic |
| 3 | Latin | apoplēcticus | apoplectic |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἀποπληκτικός | stupefied, confused; apoplectic |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἀπόπληκτος | Stricken by a stroke; dumb, astounded, senseless;... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ἀποπλήσσω | I strike to earth; I cripple with a stroke,... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ἀπο- | Indicating movement: away, from, off; Indicating... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | ἀπό | from, away from; because of, as a result of |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | Ἥλιος | sun |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | τύπος | A blow, pressing; The results of a blow: mark,... |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | τύπτω | to beat, strike, smite; to beat, strike oneself |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tewp- | to push, to stick |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tew- | to push, to hit |
via English post
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | post | A long dowel or plank protruding from the ground;... |
| 2 | Middle French | poste | — |
| 3 | Italian | posta | mail, post; post office; stakes |
| 4 | Latin | probāre | — |
| 5 | Latin | probō | to approve, permit, commend |
| 6 | Latin | Probus | good, serviceable, excellent, superior, able |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pro-bhwo- | being in front, prominent |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |