English
hyperekplexia
Hyperekplexia comes from Ancient Greek ἔκπληξις ‘consternation’, and goes back to ἐκπλήσσω ‘to drive out one's senses by a sudden shock’.
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἐκπλήσσω‘to drive out one's senses by a sudden shock’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEἔκπληξις‘consternation’
- Englishtodayhyperekplexia
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἐκπλήσσω‘to drive out one's senses by a sudden shock’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEἔκπληξις‘consternation’
- Englishtodayhyperekplexia
Formed from hyper- + ἐκπληξία ‘amazement, terror’
Proto-Indo-European *úp
Proto-Indo-European *upér ‘over, above’
Proto-Hellenic *hupér
Ancient Greek ὑπέρ ‘over’
English hyper-
Every English word from Ancient Greek ἐκπλήσσω
Today it means
noun A neurological disorder characterized by an exaggerated startle response in situations of distress.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Ancient Greek ἐκπλήσσω / hyperekplexia