'anakoluthia' originates from Greek, specifically the word 'anakolouthos,' where 'an-' meant 'not' and 'akolouthos' meant 'following.'

'anakoluthia' changed from the Greek word 'anakolouthia' and was adopted into English in the 17th century, retaining its original form and meaning.

Initially, it meant 'lack of sequence' in Greek, and over time it evolved into its current meaning of 'a grammatical inconsistency within a sentence.'