Where does “eclīpsis” come from?

eclīpsis (Latin) comes from Ancient Greek ἔκλειψις, from Ancient Greek ἐκλείπω, from Ancient Greek ἐκ, from Proto-Hellenic *eks.

eclīpsis (Latin): a solar eclipse

Definitions

  1. a solar eclipse

Ancestry of “eclīpsis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἔκλειψιςdisappearance, abandonment; especially...
2Ancient GreekἐκλείπωI leave out, pass over; I forsake, desert,...
3Ancient GreekἐκOut of, from; from, with the source of; to denote...
4Proto-Hellenic*eks

Words derived from “eclīpsis

Every word from Proto-Hellenic *eksEvery word from Ancient Greek ἐκEvery word from Ancient Greek ἐκλείπω