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Where does “ἀποκάλυψις” come from?

ἀποκάλυψις (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek ἀποκαλύπτω, 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-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)tew- — to push, to hit.

ἀποκάλυψις (Ancient Greek): uncovering, revelation, disclosure

Definitions

  1. uncovering, revelation, disclosure

Ancestry of “ἀποκάλυψις”, step by step

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

Words derived from “ἀποκάλυψις”

  • Apocalypse
  • apocalypse
  • postapocalypse
  • robopocalypse
  • airpocalypse
  • snowpocalypse
  • -pocalypse
  • apocalypse
  • apocalypsis
  • апокалипсис
  • apocalypse
  • apocalipsi
  • apokalipso
  • apokalipsa
  • apokalipsa
  • апокалипса
  • αποκάλυψη
  • apocalips
  • apokalipsė
  • apocalips
  • abcolips
  • apokalipsa
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