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
- A dealer in aphorisms
Ancestry of “aphorismer”, step by step
aphorismer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English aphorism
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | aphorism | An original, laconic phrase conveying some... |
| 2 | Middle French | aphorisme | — |
| 3 | Latin | aphorismus | aphorism |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἀφορισμός | limitation; separation, distinction |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἀφορίζω | to mark off boundary; to mark off for myself; to... |
| 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 ER
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ER | The statistic "Earned Run"; Initialism of... |
| 2 | Turkish | er | early; brave; man, male |
| 3 | Ottoman Turkish | ایر | saddle, a seat for a rider placed on the back of a horse or other animal |
| 4 | Old Anatolian Turkish | ایر | early, at a time in advance of the usual or expected event |
| 5 | Proto-Turkic | ēder | saddle |