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Where does “apostolic” come from?

Apostolic comes from Latin apostolicus, from Ancient Greek ἀποστολικός, meaning "of or pertaining to an apostle."

apostolic (English): Pertaining to apostles or their practice of...

Definitions

  1. Pertaining to apostles or their practice of...

Ancestry of “apostolic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinapostolicusOf or pertaining to an apostle; apostolic;...
2Ancient Greekἀποστολικόςapostolic
3Ancient Greekἀπόστολοςone who is sent; messenger, envoy, ambassador;...
4Ancient Greekἀποστέλλωto send off, send away from; to send off,...
5Ancient Greekἀπο-Indicating movement: away, from, off; Indicating...
6Ancient Greekἀπόfrom, away from; because of, as a result of
7Ancient GreekἭλιοςsun
8Ancient GreekτύποςA blow, pressing; The results of a blow: mark,...
9Ancient Greekτύπτωto beat, strike, smite; to beat, strike oneself
10Proto-Indo-European(s)tewp-to push, to stick
11Proto-Indo-European(s)tew-to push, to hit

Words derived from “apostolic”

  • apostolicity
  • apostolically
  • unapostolic
  • subapostolic
  • nonapostolic
  • apostolicism
  • isapostolic
  • apostolicness
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