Where does “apogean” come from?
apogean (English) comes from English apogee, from French apogée, from Latin apogaeum, from Ancient Greek ἀπόγειον, from Ancient Greek ἀπό, from Ancient Greek Ἥλιος, from Ancient Greek τύπος, from Ancient Greek τύπτω — to push, to hit.
apogean (English): Connected with the apogee
Definitions
- Connected with the apogee
Ancestry of “apogean”, step by step
apogean traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English apogee
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | apogee | The point, in an orbit about the Earth, that is... |
| 2 | French | apogée | apogee |
| 3 | Latin | apogaeum | apogee; nominative neuter singular of apogaeus;... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἀπόγειον | apogee, greatest distance from the Earth |
| 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 |