Where does “apostrophization” come from?
apostrophization (English) comes from English apostrophize, 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 — to push, to hit.
apostrophization (English): The use of apostrophe characters
Definitions
- The use of apostrophe characters
Ancestry of “apostrophization”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | apostrophize | To address using the form of rhetoric called the... |
| 2 | English | apostrophe | The text character ’, which serves as a... |
| 3 | French | apostrophe | apostrophe; first/third-person singular present... |
| 4 | Latin | apostrŏphus | The symbol '; apostrophe |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἀπόστροφος | accent of elision |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ἀποστρέφω | I turn away |
| 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 |