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Where does “apoplectique” come from?

apoplectique (French) comes from Latin apoplēcticus, from Ancient Greek ἀποπληκτικός, from Ancient Greek ἀπόπληκτος, from Ancient Greek ἀποπλήσσω, from Ancient Greek ἀπο-, from Ancient Greek ἀπό, from Ancient Greek Ἥλιος, from Ancient Greek τύπος — to push, to hit.

apoplectique (French): apoplectic

Definitions

  1. apoplectic

Ancestry of “apoplectique”, step by step

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

Words derived from “apoplectique”

  • apoplectic
  • apoplectically
  • postapoplectic
  • antiapoplectic
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