Where does “metapophysis” come from?
metapophysis (English) comes from English apophysis, from Ancient Greek ἀπόφυσις, from Ancient Greek ἀπό, from Ancient Greek Ἥλιος, from Ancient Greek τύπος, from Ancient Greek τύπτω, from Proto-Indo-European (s)tewp-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)tew- — to push, to hit.
metapophysis (English): A tubercle projecting from the anterior articular...
Definitions
- A tubercle projecting from the anterior articular...
Ancestry of “metapophysis”, step by step
metapophysis traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English apophysis
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | apophysis | A natural outgrowth, swelling or enlargement,... |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | ἀπόφυσις | side-shoot, sprout; apophysis, protuberance of a... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἀπό | from, away from; because of, as a result of |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | Ἥλιος | sun |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | τύπος | A blow, pressing; The results of a blow: mark,... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | τύπτω | to beat, strike, smite; to beat, strike oneself |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tewp- | to push, to stick |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tew- | to push, to hit |