Where does “ἀπόφυσις” come from?
ἀπόφυσις (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.
ἀπόφυσις (Ancient Greek): side-shoot, sprout; apophysis, protuberance of a...
Definitions
- side-shoot, sprout; apophysis, protuberance of a...
Ancestry of “ἀπόφυσις”, step by step
ἀπόφυσις traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Ancient Greek ἀπό
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | ἀπό | from, away from; because of, as a result of |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | Ἥλιος | sun |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | τύπος | A blow, pressing; The results of a blow: mark,... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | τύπτω | to beat, strike, smite; to beat, strike oneself |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tewp- | to push, to stick |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tew- | to push, to hit |
via Ancient Greek φύσις
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | φύσις | origin, birth; nature, quality, property; later,... |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | φύω | To bring forth, produce, generate, cause to grow;... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰuHyéti | to be becoming, to be growing, to be appearing |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 6 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
via Ancient Greek ἀποφύω
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | ἀποφύω | to send out branches |