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Where does “apocalyptic” come from?

Apocalyptic derives from Ancient Greek ἀποκαλυπτικός, from ἀποκαλύπτειν meaning to uncover or reveal, from ἀπό meaning away, from Proto-Indo-European h₂epo.

apocalyptic (English): Of or relating to an apocalypse; Portending a...

Definitions

  1. Of or relating to an apocalypse; Portending a...

Ancestry of “apocalyptic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinapocalypticus—
2Ancient Greekἀποκαλυπτικόςrevelatory
3Ancient GreekἀποκαλύπτωI reveal
4Ancient Greekἀπο-Indicating movement: away, from, off; Indicating...
5Ancient Greekἀπόfrom, away from; because of, as a result of
6Ancient GreekἭλιοςsun
7Ancient GreekτύποςA blow, pressing; The results of a blow: mark,...
8Ancient Greekτύπτωto beat, strike, smite; to beat, strike oneself
9Proto-Indo-European(s)tewp-to push, to stick
10Proto-Indo-European(s)tew-to push, to hit

Words derived from “apocalyptic”

  • apocalypticism
  • postapocalyptic
  • apocalyptically
  • apocalypticist
  • nonapocalyptic
  • apocalyptism
  • preapocalyptic
  • peri-apocalyptic
  • post-apocalyptic
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