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eclipsis.

a solar eclipse

8 characters3 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[ɛˈkliːp.sɪs]Classical-Latin[eˈklip.sis]
  1. a solar eclipse

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Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰ Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₁eǵʰs Proto-Hellenic *eks Ancient Greek ἐκ (ek) Ancient Greek ἐκ- (ek-) Proto-Indo-European *leykʷ-der. Ancient Greek λείπω (leípō) Ancient Greek ἐκλείπω (ekleípō) Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Hellenic *-tis Ancient Greek -τῐς (-tĭs) Ancient Greek -σις (-sis) Ancient Greek ἔκλειψις (ékleipsis)bor. Latin eclīpsis Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἔκλειψις (ékleipsis, “absence, abandoning”).

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