Where does “apotheek” come from?
apotheek (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch apoteke, from Latin apotheca, from Ancient Greek ἀποθήκη, from Ancient Greek ἀποτίθημι, from Ancient Greek ἀπο-, from Ancient Greek ἀπό, from Ancient Greek Ἥλιος, from Ancient Greek τύπος — to push, to hit.
apotheek (Dutch): pharmacy, apothecary, a place where prescription...
Definitions
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Ancestry of “apotheek”, step by step
apotheek traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle Dutch apoteke
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle Dutch | apoteke | — |
| 2 | Latin | apotheca | repository, storehouse, warehouse |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἀποθήκη | repository, storehouse, warehouse |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἀποτίθημι | to put away |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἀπο- | Indicating movement: away, from, off; Indicating... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ἀπό | from, away from; because of, as a result of |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | Ἥλιος | sun |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | τύπος | A blow, pressing; The results of a blow: mark,... |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | τύπτω | to beat, strike, smite; to beat, strike oneself |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tewp- | to push, to stick |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tew- | to push, to hit |
via Latin apothēca
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | apothēca | repository, storehouse, warehouse |