Etymology Explorer › Ancient Greek

Where does “ἀπών” come from?

ἀπών (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek ἄπειμι, 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.

ἀπών (Ancient Greek): present participle of ἄπειμι; absent

Definitions

  1. present participle of ἄπειμι; absent

Ancestry of “ἀπών”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἄπειμιto go away, depart; to recede
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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)tew- →