Where does “apostrophectomy” come from?
apostrophectomy (English) comes from English apostrophe, from French apostrophe, from Latin apostrŏphus, from Ancient Greek ἀπόστροφος, from Ancient Greek ἀποστρέφω, from Ancient Greek ἀπο-, from Ancient Greek ἀπό, from Ancient Greek Ἥλιος — to push, to hit.
apostrophectomy (English): The removal of incorrect apostrophes, especially...
Definitions
- The removal of incorrect apostrophes, especially...
Ancestry of “apostrophectomy”, step by step
apostrophectomy traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English apostrophe
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | apostrophe | The text character ’, which serves as a... |
| 2 | French | apostrophe | apostrophe; first/third-person singular present... |
| 3 | Latin | apostrŏphus | The symbol '; apostrophe |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἀπόστροφος | accent of elision |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἀποστρέφω | I turn away |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ἀπο- | Indicating movement: away, from, off; Indicating... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ἀπό | from, away from; because of, as a result of |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | Ἥλιος | sun |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | τύπος | A blow, pressing; The results of a blow: mark,... |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | τύπτω | to beat, strike, smite; to beat, strike oneself |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tewp- | to push, to stick |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tew- | to push, to hit |
via English ectomy
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ectomy | Any operation involving surgical excision or... |
| 2 | English | -ectomy | Excision of; Surgical removal of |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἐκτομή | a cutting out; a segment |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἐκτέμνω | to cut out; to castrate; to divide, zone |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἐκ- | With a sense of removal: out, away, off;... |