Where does “ܓܠܐ” come from?
ܓܠܐ (Classical Syriac) comes from Classical Syriac ܓܠܝܢܐ, from Ancient Greek ἀποκάλυψις, from Ancient Greek ἀποκαλύπτω, from Ancient Greek ἀπο-, from Ancient Greek ἀπό, from Ancient Greek Ἥλιος, from Ancient Greek τύπος, from Ancient Greek τύπτω — to push, to hit.
ܓܠܐ (Classical Syriac): tortoise, any of the various land-dwelling reptiles belonging to the order Testudines whose body is enclosed within a shell
Definitions
- tortoise, any of the various land-dwelling reptiles belonging to the order Testudines whose body is enclosed within a shell
Ancestry of “ܓܠܐ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Classical Syriac | ܓܠܝܢܐ | revelation; appearance, apparition,... |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | ἀποκάλυψις | uncovering, revelation, disclosure |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἀποκαλύπτω | I reveal |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἀπο- | Indicating movement: away, from, off; Indicating... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἀπό | from, away from; because of, as a result of |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | Ἥλιος | sun |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | τύπος | A blow, pressing; The results of a blow: mark,... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | τύπτω | to beat, strike, smite; to beat, strike oneself |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tewp- | to push, to stick |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tew- | to push, to hit |