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Where does “ἀποστάτης” come from?

ἀποστάτης (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek ἀφίστημι, 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.

ἀποστάτης (Ancient Greek): deserter, rebel

Definitions

  1. deserter, rebel

Ancestry of “ἀποστάτης”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἀφίστημιto stand off or away; to depart; to weigh out
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 “ἀποστάτης”

  • apostata
  • apostat
  • αποστάτης
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