Where does “apostlebird” come from?
apostlebird (English) comes from English apostle, from Middle English apostle, from Old French apostle, from Latin apostolus, from Ancient Greek ἀπόστολος, from Ancient Greek ἀποστέλλω, from Ancient Greek ἀπο-, from Ancient Greek ἀπό — to push, to hit.
apostlebird (English): A gregarious gray and brown bird native to...
Definitions
- A gregarious gray and brown bird native to...
Ancestry of “apostlebird”, step by step
apostlebird traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English apostle
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | apostle | A missionary, or leader of a religious mission,... |
| 2 | Middle English | apostle | — |
| 3 | Old French | apostle | apostle |
| 4 | Latin | apostolus | a notice sent to a higher tribunal or judge;... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἀπόστολος | one who is sent; messenger, envoy, ambassador;... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ἀποστέλλω | to send off, send away from; to send off,... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ἀπο- | Indicating movement: away, from, off; Indicating... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | ἀπό | from, away from; because of, as a result of |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | Ἥλιος | sun |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | τύπος | A blow, pressing; The results of a blow: mark,... |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | τύπτω | to beat, strike, smite; to beat, strike oneself |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tewp- | to push, to stick |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tew- | to push, to hit |