Where does “apodictic” come from?
apodictic (English) comes from French apodictique, from Latin apodīcticus, from Ancient Greek ἀποδεικτικός, from Ancient Greek ἀποδείκνυμι, from Ancient Greek ἀπο-, from Ancient Greek ἀπό, from Ancient Greek Ἥλιος, from Ancient Greek τύπος — to push, to hit.
apodictic (English): Incontrovertible; demonstrably true or certain; A...
Definitions
- Incontrovertible; demonstrably true or certain; A...
Ancestry of “apodictic”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | apodictique | apodictic |
| 2 | Latin | apodīcticus | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἀποδεικτικός | affording proof”, “demonstrative |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἀποδείκνυμι | I demonstrate, point out, show; proclaim, appoint |
| 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 |
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