Where does “apotheosize” come from?
apotheosize (English) comes from English apotheosis, from Latin apotheōsis, from Ancient Greek ἀποθέωσις, from Ancient Greek ἀποθεόω, from Ancient Greek ἀπο-, from Ancient Greek ἀπό, from Ancient Greek Ἥλιος, from Ancient Greek τύπος — to push, to hit.
apotheosize (English): To deify, to convert into a god; To exalt,...
Definitions
- To deify, to convert into a god; To exalt,...
Ancestry of “apotheosize”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | apotheosis | The fact or action of becoming or making into a... |
| 2 | Latin | apotheōsis | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἀποθέωσις | apotheosis, deification |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἀποθεόω | I deify |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἀπο- | Indicating movement: away, from, off; Indicating... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ἀπό | from, away from; because of, as a result of |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | Ἥλιος | sun |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | τύπος | A blow, pressing; The results of a blow: mark,... |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | τύπτω | to beat, strike, smite; to beat, strike oneself |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tewp- | to push, to stick |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tew- | to push, to hit |