Etymology

From Latin ellīpsis, from Ancient Greek ἔλλειψις ‎(élleipsis, “falling short, omission”), from ἐλλείπω ‎(elleípō, “I fall short, leave out”), from ἐν ‎(en, “in”) + λείπω ‎(leípō, “I leave”), from Proto-Indo-European *leykʷ-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /e.ˈlip.sis/