Where does “apoplexia” come from?
apoplexia (Late Latin) comes from Ancient Greek ἀποπληξία, from Ancient Greek ἀποπλήσσω, from Ancient Greek ἀπο-, from Ancient Greek ἀπό, from Ancient Greek Ἥλιος, from Ancient Greek τύπος, from Ancient Greek τύπτω, from Proto-Indo-European (s)tewp- — to push, to hit.
apoplexia (Late Latin): apoplexy
Ancestry of “apoplexia”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Ancient Greek | ἀποπληξία | Madness; Apoplexy, paralysis |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | ἀποπλήσσω | I strike to earth; I cripple with a stroke,... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἀπο- | Indicating movement: away, from, off; Indicating... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἀπό | from, away from; because of, as a result of |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | Ἥλιος | sun |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | τύπος | A blow, pressing; The results of a blow: mark,... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | τύπτω | to beat, strike, smite; to beat, strike oneself |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tewp- | to push, to stick |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tew- | to push, to hit |
Words derived from “apoplexia”