Where does “acropodion” come from?
acropodion (English) comes from English -ion, from Ancient Greek ἀπόγειον, 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.
acropodion (English): The most anterior point of the foot (in humans, the tip of either the first or the second toe) when used as an anatomical landmark
Definitions
- The most anterior point of the foot (in humans, the tip of either the first or the second toe) when used as an anatomical landmark
Ancestry of “acropodion”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | -ion | an action or process, or the result of an action... |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | ἀπόγειον | apogee, greatest distance from the Earth |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἀπό | from, away from; because of, as a result of |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | Ἥλιος | sun |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | τύπος | A blow, pressing; The results of a blow: mark,... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | τύπτω | to beat, strike, smite; to beat, strike oneself |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tewp- | to push, to stick |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tew- | to push, to hit |