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Where does “ἀπο-” come from?

ἀπο- (Ancient Greek) comes 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.

ἀπο- (Ancient Greek): Indicating movement: away, from, off; Indicating...

Definitions

  1. Indicating movement: away, from, off; Indicating...

Ancestry of “ἀπο-”, step by step

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

Words derived from “ἀπο-”

  • apology
  • apologize
  • apologies
  • Apocalypse
  • apostasy
  • apologise
  • apostate
  • apocalypse
  • apoplexy
  • apotheosis
  • aphorism
  • apologist
  • apologetics
  • apoplectic
  • apologia
  • apodictic
  • apologue
  • apodosis
  • apothegm
  • apostatize
  • apheresis
  • apophthegm
  • apodeictic
  • apodictically
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