Where does “pedepsie” come from?
pedepsie (Romanian) comes from Romanian epilepsie, from French épilepsie, from Old French epilepsie, from Latin epilēpsia, from Ancient Greek ἐπιληψία, from Ancient Greek ἐπιλαμβάνω, from Ancient Greek ἐπι-, from Ancient Greek ἐπί — to be hot; to burn.
pedepsie (Romanian): epilepsy
Definitions
- epilepsy
Ancestry of “pedepsie”, step by step
pedepsie traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Romanian epilepsie
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | epilepsie | epilepsy |
| 2 | French | épilepsie | epilepsy |
| 3 | Old French | epilepsie | epilepsy |
| 4 | Latin | epilēpsia | — |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἐπιληψία | seizure |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ἐπιλαμβάνω | I take or get besides; I lay hold of, seize,... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ἐπι- | on, upon, on top of, all over, covering; on,... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | ἐπί | as well, besides; For usage in composition, see... |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | Ἡμέρα | — |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | ἦμαρ | day; by day; midday |
| 11 | Proto-Hellenic | ā́mər | day |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eh₃mr̥ | heat |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eh₃- | to be hot; to burn |