Where does “apostrophizer” come from?
apostrophizer (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.
apostrophizer (English): One who apostrophizes
Definitions
- One who apostrophizes
Ancestry of “apostrophizer”, step by step
apostrophizer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English apostrophize
| 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 |
via English ER
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ER | The statistic "Earned Run"; Initialism of... |
| 2 | Turkish | er | early; brave; man, male |
| 3 | Ottoman Turkish | ایر | saddle, a seat for a rider placed on the back of a horse or other animal |
| 4 | Old Anatolian Turkish | ایر | early, at a time in advance of the usual or expected event |
| 5 | Proto-Turkic | ēder | saddle |