Where does “apotheosis” come from?
Apotheosis derives from Latin apotheosis, from Ancient Greek ἀποθέωσις, built from ἀποθεόω meaning to deify, combining ἀπό away and θεός god.
apotheosis (English): The fact or action of becoming or making into a...
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- The fact or action of becoming or making into a...
Ancestry of “apotheosis”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | apotheōsis | apotheosis, deification |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | ἀποθέωσις | apotheosis, deification |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἀποθεόω | I deify |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἀπο- | Indicating movement: away, from, off; Indicating... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἀπό | from, away from; because of, as a result of |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | Ἥλιος | sun |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | τύπος | A blow, pressing; The results of a blow: mark,... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | τύπτω | to beat, strike, smite; to beat, strike oneself |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tewp- | to push, to stick |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tew- | to push, to hit |