Where does “apodictically” come from?
apodictically (English) comes from English apodictical, from English apodictic, from French apodictique, from Latin apodīcticus, from Ancient Greek ἀποδεικτικός, from Ancient Greek ἀποδείκνυμι, from Ancient Greek ἀπο-, from Ancient Greek ἀπό — to push, to hit.
apodictically (English): In an apodictical manner
Definitions
- In an apodictical manner
Ancestry of “apodictically”, step by step
apodictically traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English apodictical
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | apodictical | Apodictic; being clearly demonstrable; certain |
| 2 | English | apodictic | Incontrovertible; demonstrably true or certain; A... |
| 3 | French | apodictique | apodictic |
| 4 | Latin | apodīcticus | demonstratively true; apodictic |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἀποδεικτικός | affording proof”, “demonstrative |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ἀποδείκνυμι | I demonstrate, point out, show; proclaim, appoint |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ἀπο- | Indicating movement: away, from, off; Indicating... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | ἀπό | from, away from; because of, as a result of |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | Ἥλιος | sun |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | τύπος | A blow, pressing; The results of a blow: mark,... |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | τύπτω | to beat, strike, smite; to beat, strike oneself |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tewp- | to push, to stick |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tew- | to push, to hit |