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Where does “ἀποπληκτικός” come from?

ἀποπληκτικός (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek ἀπόπληκτος, from Ancient Greek ἀποπλήσσω, 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.

ἀποπληκτικός (Ancient Greek): stupefied, confused; apoplectic

Definitions

  1. stupefied, confused; apoplectic

Ancestry of “ἀποπληκτικός”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekἀπόπληκτοςStricken by a stroke; dumb, astounded, senseless;...
2Ancient GreekἀποπλήσσωI strike to earth; I cripple with a stroke,...
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 “ἀποπληκτικός”

  • apoplectic
  • apoplectically
  • postapoplectic
  • antiapoplectic
  • apoplecticus
  • apoplectique
  • apoplecticus
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