Where does “ψευδαπόστολος” come from?

ψευδαπόστολος (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek ἀπόστολος, from Ancient Greek ἀποστέλλω, from Ancient Greek ἀπο-, from Ancient Greek ἀπό, from Ancient Greek Ἥλιος, from Ancient Greek τύπος, from Ancient Greek τύπτω, from Proto-Indo-European (s)tewp- — to push, to hit.

ψευδαπόστολος (Ancient Greek): false ambassador or apostle

Definitions

  1. false ambassador or apostle

Ancestry of “ψευδαπόστολος”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἀπόστολοςone who is sent; messenger, envoy, ambassador;...
2Ancient Greekἀποστέλλωto send off, send away from; to send off,...
3Ancient Greekἀπο-Indicating movement: away, from, off; Indicating...
4Ancient Greekἀπόfrom, away from; because of, as a result of
5Ancient GreekἭλιοςsun
6Ancient GreekτύποςA blow, pressing; The results of a blow: mark,...
7Ancient Greekτύπτωto beat, strike, smite; to beat, strike oneself
8Proto-Indo-European(s)tewp-to push, to stick
9Proto-Indo-European(s)tew-to push, to hit

Words derived from “ψευδαπόστολος

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