myEtymology.com: English etymology of catalepsy

Etymology of the English word catalepsy

the English word catalepsy

derived from the Latin word catalepsia

derived from the Greek word katalepsis, κατάληψις

derived from the Greek word katalambanein, καταλαμβάνω (to take eagerly; seize, possess, etc.)

using the Greek prefix kata-, κατα-

derived from the Greek word kata, κατά (down)

derived from the Greek word lambanein, λαμβάνω

derived from the Late Latin word catalempsia

derived from the Greek word katalepsis, κατάληψις

derived from the Greek word katalambanein, καταλαμβάνω (to take eagerly; seize, possess, etc.)

using the Greek prefix kata-, κατα-

derived from the Greek word kata, κατά (down)

derived from the Greek word lambanein, λαμβάνω

The earliest known usage of catalepsy in English dates from the 16th century.

Word found in Modern English