Where does “apogeic” come from?
apogeic (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.
apogeic (English): Pertaining to the apogee; Climactic
Definitions
- Pertaining to the apogee; Climactic
Ancestry of “apogeic”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 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 |