Where does “apostrophize” come from?
apostrophize (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.
apostrophize (English): To address using the form of rhetoric called the...
Definitions
- To address using the form of rhetoric called the...
Ancestry of “apostrophize”, step by step
| 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 |