Where does “preeclampsia” come from?
Preeclampsia comes from New Latin eclampsia, from Latin prae- meaning before, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European preh₂- meaning to grasp or seize.
preeclampsia (English): A complication of pregnancy, affecting about...
Definitions
- A complication of pregnancy, affecting about...
Ancestry of “preeclampsia”, step by step
preeclampsia traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English eclampsia
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | eclampsia | A complication of pregnancy characterized by... |
| 2 | New Latin | eclampsia | — |
| 3 | French | éclampsie | eclampsia |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἔκλαμψις | lightning |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -σῐς | "suffix forming nouns" |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -τις | retained after dentals |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -tis | Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots |