Where does “apophenic” come from?
apophenic (English) comes from English apophenia, from German Apophänie, from Ancient Greek ἀποφαίνω, from Ancient Greek ἀπο-, from Ancient Greek ἀπό, from Ancient Greek Ἥλιος, from Ancient Greek τύπος, from Ancient Greek τύπτω — to push, to hit.
apophenic (English): Of or relating to apophenia
Definitions
- Of or relating to apophenia
Ancestry of “apophenic”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | apophenia | The perception of or belief in connectedness... |
| 2 | German | Apophänie | apophenia |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἀποφαίνω | make known, declare; produce, render; denounce;... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἀπο- | Indicating movement: away, from, off; Indicating... |
| 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 |