Etymology of the French word convulsion
the French word
convulsionderived from the Medieval Latin word
convultioderived from the Latin word
convellere (pull, pluck, tug; shatter, batter, convulse)
using the Latin prefix
con- (together)
derived from the Latin prefix
com-derived from the Latin word
cum (with)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*kom (near, with, together)
derived from the Latin word
vellere (pluck, pull, tear out)
Date
The earliest known usage of convulsion in French dates from the 16th century.
Derivations in French
convulsionnaire,
convulsif,
convulsionnerDerivations in other languages
Romanian
convulsieCognates
Dutch
convulsie, English
convulsion, German
Konvulsion, Norwegian
konvulsjon, Swedish
konvulsion
