-lepsy

suffix

a specified form of possession (noun sense 5 or noun sense 6), fit or seizure

OriginAncient Greek λῆψις →
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Meanings

suffix
  1. a specified form of possession (noun sense 5 or noun sense 6), fit or seizure

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekἐπιληψίᾱ
  2. Ancient Greekλῆψις“seizure”
  3. English-lepsy

From Ancient Greek λῆψις (lêpsis, “seizure”) and epilepsy, which is from Ancient Greek ἐπιληψίᾱ (epilēpsíā).

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