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Where does “nonapocalyptic” come from?

nonapocalyptic (English) comes from English apocalyptic, from Latin apocalypticus, from Ancient Greek ἀποκαλυπτικός, from Ancient Greek ἀποκαλύπτω, from Ancient Greek ἀπο-, from Ancient Greek ἀπό, from Ancient Greek Ἥλιος, from Ancient Greek τύπος — to push, to hit.

nonapocalyptic (English): Not apocalyptic

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  1. Not apocalyptic

Ancestry of “nonapocalyptic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishapocalypticOf or relating to an apocalypse; Portending a...
2Latinapocalypticus—
3Ancient Greekἀποκαλυπτικόςrevelatory
4Ancient GreekἀποκαλύπτωI reveal
5Ancient Greekἀπο-Indicating movement: away, from, off; Indicating...
6Ancient Greekἀπόfrom, away from; because of, as a result of
7Ancient GreekἭλιοςsun
8Ancient GreekτύποςA blow, pressing; The results of a blow: mark,...
9Ancient Greekτύπτωto beat, strike, smite; to beat, strike oneself
10Proto-Indo-European(s)tewp-to push, to stick
11Proto-Indo-European(s)tew-to push, to hit
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