English
proslepsis
Proslepsis comes from Ancient Greek πρόσληψις ‘taking in addition’, from λαμβάνω ‘to take hold of, grasp, seize’, and ultimately from Proto-Hellenic *hlagʷ-.
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*hlagʷ-reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEλαμβάνω‘to take hold of, grasp, seize’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEπροσλᾰμβᾰ́νω‘take or receive besides or in addition, get over and above’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEπρόσληψιςpróslēpsis‘taking in addition’
- Englishtodayproslepsis
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*hlagʷ-reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEλαμβάνω‘to take hold of, grasp, seize’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEπροσλᾰμβᾰ́νω‘take or receive besides or in addition, get over and above’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEπρόσληψιςpróslēpsis‘taking in addition’
- Englishtodayproslepsis
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *(s)leh₂gʷ- ‘to take, to grasp’
through Proto-Hellenic *hlagʷ-
through Ancient Greek λαμβάνω ‘to take hold of, grasp, seize’
Today it means
noun The pretence of passing over a subject while at the same time describing it fully.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Hellenic *hlagʷ- / proslepsis