Where does “Epochalypse” come from?
Epochalypse (English) comes from English Apocalypse, from Middle English apocalips, from Latin apocalypsis, from Ancient Greek ἀποκάλυψις, from Ancient Greek ἀποκαλύπτω, from Ancient Greek ἀπο-, from Ancient Greek ἀπό, from Ancient Greek Ἥλιος — to push, to hit.
Epochalypse (English): The predicted problem in the year 2038 when some systems using Unix time will become unable to represent new times and store timestamps
Definitions
- The predicted problem in the year 2038 when some systems using Unix time will become unable to represent new times and store timestamps
Ancestry of “Epochalypse”, step by step
Epochalypse traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Apocalypse
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Apocalypse | The written account of a revelation of hidden things given by God to a chosen prophet |
| 2 | Middle English | apocalips | The book of Revelation; The biblical Apocalypse;... |
| 3 | Latin | apocalypsis | revelation, disclosing |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἀποκάλυψις | uncovering, revelation, disclosure |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἀποκαλύπτω | I reveal |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ἀπο- | Indicating movement: away, from, off; Indicating... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ἀπό | from, away from; because of, as a result of |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | Ἥλιος | sun |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | τύπος | A blow, pressing; The results of a blow: mark,... |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | τύπτω | to beat, strike, smite; to beat, strike oneself |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tewp- | to push, to stick |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tew- | to push, to hit |
via English epoch
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | epoch | A particular period of history, "especially" one... |
| 2 | Medieval Latin | epocha | age, period, time, season, epoch |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἐποχή | check, cessation; suspension of judgement;... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἐπέχω | I have or hold upon |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἐπι- | on, upon, on top of, all over, covering; on,... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ἐπί | as well, besides; For usage in composition, see... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | Ἡμέρα | — |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | ἦμαρ | day; by day; midday |
| 9 | Proto-Hellenic | ā́mər | day |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eh₃mr̥ | heat |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eh₃- | to be hot; to burn |