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Where does “ἀφορισμός” come from?

ἀφορισμός (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek ἀφορίζω, 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.

ἀφορισμός (Ancient Greek): limitation; separation, distinction

Definitions

  1. limitation; separation, distinction

Ancestry of “ἀφορισμός”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἀφορίζωto mark off boundary; to mark off for myself; to...
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

Words derived from “ἀφορισμός”

  • aphorism
  • aphorismic
  • aphorismer
  • aphorismus
  • aforismo
  • aforisma
  • aphoristique
  • aphorisme
  • aforismo
  • aforismi
  • aforismikokoelma
  • aforisme
  • aforisme
  • aforisme
  • aforisme
  • aforisme
  • aphorisme
  • aphorismus
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