Where does “apostatize” come from?
apostatize (English) comes from English apostate, from Late Latin apostata, from Ancient Greek ἀποστάτης, from Ancient Greek ἀφίστημι, from Ancient Greek ἀπο-, from Ancient Greek ἀπό, from Ancient Greek Ἥλιος, from Ancient Greek τύπος — to push, to hit.
apostatize (English): To give up or renounce one's position or belief
Definitions
- To give up or renounce one's position or belief
Ancestry of “apostatize”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | apostate | Guilty of apostasy; A person who has renounced a... |
| 2 | Late Latin | apostata | second-person singular present active imperative... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἀποστάτης | deserter, rebel |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἀφίστημι | to stand off or away; to depart; to weigh out |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἀπο- | Indicating movement: away, from, off; Indicating... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ἀπό | from, away from; because of, as a result of |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | Ἥλιος | sun |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | τύπος | A blow, pressing; The results of a blow: mark,... |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | τύπτω | to beat, strike, smite; to beat, strike oneself |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tewp- | to push, to stick |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tew- | to push, to hit |