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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

  1. After apoplexy

Ancestry of “postapoplectic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishapoplecticOf, or relating to apoplexy; Marked by extreme...
2Frenchapoplectiqueapoplectic
3Latinapoplēcticus—
4Ancient Greekἀποπληκτικόςstupefied, confused; apoplectic
5Ancient GreekἀπόπληκτοςStricken by a stroke; dumb, astounded, senseless;...
6Ancient GreekἀποπλήσσωI strike to earth; I cripple with a stroke,...
7Ancient Greekἀπο-Indicating movement: away, from, off; Indicating...
8Ancient Greekἀπόfrom, away from; because of, as a result of
9Ancient GreekἭλιοςsun
10Ancient GreekτύποςA blow, pressing; The results of a blow: mark,...
11Ancient Greekτύπτωto beat, strike, smite; to beat, strike oneself
12Proto-Indo-European(s)tewp-to push, to stick
13Proto-Indo-European(s)tew-to push, to hit
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