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Where does “apodictism” come from?

apodictism (English) comes 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, from Ancient Greek Ἥλιος — to push, to hit.

apodictism (English): Apodictic character, tendency, or pretension; An...

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  1. Apodictic character, tendency, or pretension; An...

Ancestry of “apodictism”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishapodicticIncontrovertible; demonstrably true or certain; A...
2Frenchapodictiqueapodictic
3Latinapodīcticus—
4Ancient Greekἀποδεικτικόςaffording proof”, “demonstrative
5Ancient GreekἀποδείκνυμιI demonstrate, point out, show; proclaim, appoint
6Ancient Greekἀπο-Indicating movement: away, from, off; Indicating...
7Ancient Greekἀπόfrom, away from; because of, as a result of
8Ancient GreekἭλιοςsun
9Ancient GreekτύποςA blow, pressing; The results of a blow: mark,...
10Ancient Greekτύπτωto beat, strike, smite; to beat, strike oneself
11Proto-Indo-European(s)tewp-to push, to stick
12Proto-Indo-European(s)tew-to push, to hit
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