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Where does “apoplēcticus” come from?

apoplēcticus (Latin) comes 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, from Ancient Greek τύπτω — to push, to hit.

Ancestry of “apoplēcticus”, step by step

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