'analepsy' originates from Greek, specifically the word 'analepsis,' where 'ana-' meant 'up' or 'again' and 'lambanein' meant 'to take.'

'analepsis' was adopted into Late Latin as 'analepsis,' and eventually became the modern English word 'analepsy.'

Initially, it meant 'a taking up again or recovery,' and over time it evolved into its current medical meanings of 'recovery of strength' and 'restoration of consciousness.'