Where does “apocopic” come from?
apocopic (English) comes from English apocope, from Latin apocopē, from Ancient Greek ἀποκόπτω, from Ancient Greek ἀπο-, from Ancient Greek ἀπό, from Ancient Greek Ἥλιος, from Ancient Greek τύπος, from Ancient Greek τύπτω — to push, to hit.
apocopic (English): Of or pertaining to apocope; lacking a final...
Definitions
- Of or pertaining to apocope; lacking a final...
Ancestry of “apocopic”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | apocope | The loss or omission of the last vowel in a word,... |
| 2 | Latin | apocopē | apocope |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἀποκόπτω | to cut off, amputate; to smite the breast in... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἀπο- | Indicating movement: away, from, off; Indicating... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἀπό | from, away from; because of, as a result of |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | Ἥλιος | sun |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | τύπος | A blow, pressing; The results of a blow: mark,... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | τύπτω | to beat, strike, smite; to beat, strike oneself |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tewp- | to push, to stick |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tew- | to push, to hit |