Where does “apocalypticist” come from?
apocalypticist (English) comes from English apocalyptic, from Latin apocalypticus, from Ancient Greek ἀποκαλυπτικός, from Ancient Greek ἀποκαλύπτω, from Ancient Greek ἀπο-, from Ancient Greek ἀπό, from Ancient Greek Ἥλιος, from Ancient Greek τύπος — to push, to hit.
apocalypticist (English): A person who holds or expresses an apocalyptic...
Definitions
- A person who holds or expresses an apocalyptic...
Ancestry of “apocalypticist”, step by step
apocalypticist traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English apocalyptic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | apocalyptic | Of or relating to an apocalypse; Portending a... |
| 2 | Latin | apocalypticus | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἀποκαλυπτικός | revelatory |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἀποκαλύπτω | I reveal |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἀπο- | Indicating movement: away, from, off; Indicating... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ἀπό | from, away from; because of, as a result of |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | Ἥλιος | sun |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | τύπος | A blow, pressing; The results of a blow: mark,... |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | τύπτω | to beat, strike, smite; to beat, strike oneself |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tewp- | to push, to stick |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tew- | to push, to hit |
via English ist
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ist | A practitioner or supporter of an ism |
| 2 | English | -ist | Added to words to form nouns denoting |
| 3 | Old French | -iste | — |
| 4 | Latin | -ista | -ist; one who practises or believes |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -ιστής | Alternative form of -τής; -ist |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -τής | Appended to verbs to form agent nouns |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | -tās | — |