Etymology

ellipsis

el·lip·sis
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Today it means: A mark consisting of multiple full stops (with or without spaces), used to indicate omitted, missing, or illegible words; or (in mathematics) that a pattern continues. Full definition →

Latin ellīpsis ← Ancient Greek ἔλλειψις
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The story

  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromἔλλειψις“omission”
  2. Latin · borrowed fromellīpsis
  3. English todayellipsis

Unadapted borrowing from Latin ellīpsis, from Ancient Greek ἔλλειψις (élleipsis, “omission”). Doublet of ellipse.

Words from the same roots

Latinellīpsis all →

ellipse

Ancient Greekἔλλειψις all →

ellipse

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