epilepsy

The story

1. Ancient Greek · derived fromἐπιληψίᾱ
2. Latin · derived fromepilēpsia
3. French · borrowed fromépilepsie
4. English todayepilepsy

Since 16th century; borrowed from French épilepsie, from Latin epilēpsia, from Ancient Greek ἐπιληψίᾱ (epilēpsíā), from ἐπιλαμβάνω (epilambánō, “to seize”), from ἐπι- (epi-, “upon”) + λαμβάνω (lambánō, “to take”). Displaced native Old English fiellesēocnes (literally “falling sickness”).

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