Where does “preeclampsia” come from?
preeclampsia (Spanish) comes from Spanish eclampsia, from Latin eclampsia, 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.
preeclampsia (Spanish): preeclampsia
Ancestry of “preeclampsia”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Spanish | eclampsia | eclampsia |
| 2 | Latin | eclampsia | — |
| 3 | French | éclampsie | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἔκλαμψις | lightning |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -σῐς | "suffix forming nouns" |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -τις | Earlier form of -σις , retained after dentals δ,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -tis | Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots |