myEtymology.com: English etymology of preeclampsia

Etymology of the English word preeclampsia

the English word preeclampsia

derived from the English word eclampsia

derived from the Latin word eclampsia

derived from the French word éclampsie

derived from the Latin word eclampsis

derived from the Greek word eklampsis, ἔκλαμψις

derived from the Greek word eklampein, ἐκλάμπω (to be resplendent)

using the English prefix pre-

derived from the Latin prefix prae-

derived from the Latin word prae (in front of; before)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *prai-

Word found in Modern English