English
apoplexy
Apoplexy comes from Ancient Greek ἀποπληξία ‘madness’, from ἀποπλήσσω ‘to cripple by a stroke’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *pel-.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*pel-root as named
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*pl(e)h₂kyetireconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEπλήσσω‘to strike’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEἀποπλήσσω‘to cripple by a stroke’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEἀποπληξίαapoplēxía‘madness’
- Late Latinc. 200–600 CEapoplexia
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400apoplexie
- Englishearliest quotation 1983apoplexy
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*pel-root as named
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*pl(e)h₂kyetireconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEπλήσσω‘to strike’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEἀποπλήσσω‘to cripple by a stroke’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEἀποπληξίαapoplēxía‘madness’
- Late Latinc. 200–600 CEapoplexia
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400apoplexie
- Englishearliest quotation 1983apoplexy
Earliest quotation: 1983, Jim Wilson, Learning From AIDS: “Ten Straight White Males die of a mysterious disease…”
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *pel-
film, felt, simply, push, simple, filter, fold, pulse, complain, powder, pillow, repeal, flaw, palate, compulsive, repel, palladium, pollen, expel, palpable, propel, pall, palatable, pelt, wallow, peloton, palatal, polemic, pollinate, pulver, palp, pillion, muffle, peplum, tuple, interpolate, 63 more
through Proto-Indo-European *pl(e)h₂kyeti
through Ancient Greek πλήσσω ‘to strike’
Today it means
noun Unconsciousness or incapacity resulting from a cerebral hemorrhage or stroke.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *pel- / apoplexy