Etymology of the French word épilepsie
the French word épilepsie
derived from the Late Latin word epilepsia (epilepsy)
derived from the Greek word epilepsia, ἐπιληψία
derived from the Greek word epilambanein
using the Greek prefix epi-, ἐπι-
derived from the Byzantine Greek word epi, ἐπί (upon; properly, meaning superimposition (of time, place, order, etc.), as a relation of distribution (with the genitive case); over, upon, etc.; of rest (with the dative case) at, on, etc.; of direction (with the accusative case) towards, upon, etc.)
derived from the Greek word lambanein, λαμβάνω
derived from the Greek word epilepsis
derived from the Greek word epilambanein
using the Greek prefix epi-, ἐπι-
derived from the Byzantine Greek word epi, ἐπί (upon; properly, meaning superimposition (of time, place, order, etc.), as a relation of distribution (with the genitive case); over, upon, etc.; of rest (with the dative case) at, on, etc.; of direction (with the accusative case) towards, upon, etc.)
derived from the Greek word lambanein, λαμβάνω