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Where does “ᾰ̓ποκόπτω” come from?

ᾰ̓ποκόπτω (Ancient Greek) comes 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.

ᾰ̓ποκόπτω (Ancient Greek): to cut off, amputate; to smite the breast in...

Definitions

  1. to cut off, amputate; to smite the breast in...

Ancestry of “ᾰ̓ποκόπτω”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἀπο-Indicating movement: away, from, off; Indicating...
2Ancient Greekἀπόfrom, away from; because of, as a result of
3Ancient GreekἭλιοςsun
4Ancient GreekτύποςA blow, pressing; The results of a blow: mark,...
5Ancient Greekτύπτωto beat, strike, smite; to beat, strike oneself
6Proto-Indo-European(s)tewp-to push, to stick
7Proto-Indo-European(s)tew-to push, to hit

Words derived from “ᾰ̓ποκόπτω”

  • apocope
  • apocopate
  • apocopic
  • apocope
  • apocopo
  • apocopare
  • apocopar
  • apócope
  • apocopate
  • apocopato
  • apocopare
  • αποκόβω
  • apocope
  • apocopo
  • ἀποκόβω
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