Where does “aphelion” come from?
Aphelion comes from Latin aphelium, from Ancient Greek ἀπό meaning "away from," ultimately from Proto-Indo-European h₂epo with the same sense.
aphelion (English): The point in the elliptical orbit of a planet,...
Definitions
- The point in the elliptical orbit of a planet,...
Ancestry of “aphelion”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Latin | aphēlium | — |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | ἀπο- | Indicating movement: away, from, off; Indicating... |
| 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 |