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Where does “aphorismer” come from?

aphorismer (English) comes from English aphorism, from Middle French aphorisme, from Latin aphorismus, from Ancient Greek ἀφορισμός, from Ancient Greek ἀφορίζω, from Ancient Greek ἀπο-, from Ancient Greek ἀπό, from Ancient Greek Ἥλιος — to push, to hit.

aphorismer (English): A dealer in aphorisms

Definitions

  1. A dealer in aphorisms

Ancestry of “aphorismer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishaphorismAn original, laconic phrase conveying some...
2Middle Frenchaphorisme—
3Latinaphorismusaphorism
4Ancient Greekἀφορισμόςlimitation; separation, distinction
5Ancient Greekἀφορίζωto mark off boundary; to mark off for myself; to...
6Ancient Greekἀπο-Indicating movement: away, from, off; Indicating...
7Ancient Greekἀπόfrom, away from; because of, as a result of
8Ancient GreekἭλιοςsun
9Ancient GreekτύποςA blow, pressing; The results of a blow: mark,...
10Ancient Greekτύπτωto beat, strike, smite; to beat, strike oneself
11Proto-Indo-European(s)tewp-to push, to stick
12Proto-Indo-European(s)tew-to push, to hit
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