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Where does “eclampsia” come from?

eclampsia (Latin) comes from French éclampsie, from Ancient Greek ἔκλαμψις, from Ancient Greek -σῐς, from Ancient Greek -τις, from Proto-Indo-European -tis — Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots.

Ancestry of “eclampsia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchéclampsie—
2Ancient Greekἔκλαμψιςlightning
3Ancient Greek-σῐς"suffix forming nouns"
4Ancient Greek-τιςEarlier form of -σις , retained after dentals δ,...
5Proto-Indo-European-tisDerives abstract/action nouns from verb roots

Words derived from “eclampsia”

  • eclampsia
  • preeclampsia
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tis →