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Where does “ἀπό-” come from?

ἀπό- (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.

ἀπό- (Ancient Greek): back again; from; off, away from

Definitions

  1. back again; from; off, away from

Ancestry of “ἀπό-”, 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 “ἀπό-”

  • apology
  • apostle
  • apologize
  • apologies
  • apologise
  • apologist
  • apologetics
  • apolipoprotein
  • apologia
  • apostolate
  • apostleship
  • apologue
  • apoplast
  • apoprotein
  • apoplastic
  • aposematic
  • apoenzyme
  • apologizer
  • apoapsis
  • apoferritin
  • apocatastasis
  • apocarpous
  • aposematism
  • apomyoglobin
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