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Where does “ἀπόγειον” come from?

ἀπόγειον (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.

ἀπόγειον (Ancient Greek): apogee, greatest distance from the Earth

Definitions

  1. apogee, greatest distance from the Earth

Ancestry of “ἀπόγειον”, 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 “ἀπόγειον”

  • apogee
  • apogean
  • apogeic
  • apogeum
  • apogaeum
  • apogeo
  • apogeo
  • apogée
  • apogeum
  • apogeo
  • apogaeus
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