myEtymology.com: Latin etymology of catalepsia

Etymology of the Latin word catalepsia

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

Word found in Medieval Latin, Late Latin