Where does “cataleptique” come from?

cataleptique (French) comes from French catalepsie, from English catalepsis, from Ancient Greek κατάληψις, from Ancient Greek καταλαμβάνω, from Ancient Greek κᾰτᾰ-, from Ancient Greek κατά, from Ancient Greek καταστερίζω, from Ancient Greek ἀστήρ — to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth.

cataleptique (French): cataleptic

Definitions

cataleptic

Ancestry of “cataleptique”, step by step

cataleptique traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via French catalepsie

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	French	catalepsie	catalepsy
2	English	catalepsis	Dated form of catalepsy
3	Ancient Greek	κατάληψις	act of seizing
4	Ancient Greek	καταλαμβάνω	I seize, grasp, hold; I grasp with the mind:...
5	Ancient Greek	κᾰτᾰ-	fully; down; denoting motion downwards
6	Ancient Greek	κατά
7	Ancient Greek	καταστερίζω	to place among the stars; I put among the stars
8	Ancient Greek	ἀστήρ	a celestial body; illustrious person; starfish
9	Proto-Hellenic	astḗr	star
10	Proto-Indo-European	h₂stḗr	star
11	Proto-Indo-European	h₂eHs-	to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth

via Latin catalepticus

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Latin	catalepticus	—

Words derived from “cataleptique”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eHs- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂stḗr →Every word from Proto-Hellenic astḗr →