Where does “postapocalypse” come from?
postapocalypse (English) comes from English Apocalypse, from Middle English apocalips, from Latin apocalypsis, from Ancient Greek ἀποκάλυψις, from Ancient Greek ἀποκαλύπτω, from Ancient Greek ἀπο-, from Ancient Greek ἀπό, from Ancient Greek Ἥλιος — to push, to hit.
postapocalypse (English): The time after the apocalypse
Definitions
- The time after the apocalypse
Ancestry of “postapocalypse”, step by step
postapocalypse traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Apocalypse
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Apocalypse | The written account of a revelation of hidden things given by God to a chosen prophet |
| 2 | Middle English | apocalips | The book of Revelation; The biblical Apocalypse;... |
| 3 | Latin | apocalypsis | revelation, disclosing |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἀποκάλυψις | uncovering, revelation, disclosure |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἀποκαλύπτω | I reveal |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ἀπο- | Indicating movement: away, from, off; Indicating... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ἀπό | from, away from; because of, as a result of |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | Ἥλιος | sun |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | τύπος | A blow, pressing; The results of a blow: mark,... |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | τύπτω | to beat, strike, smite; to beat, strike oneself |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tewp- | to push, to stick |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tew- | to push, to hit |
via English post
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | post | A long dowel or plank protruding from the ground;... |
| 2 | Middle French | poste | — |
| 3 | Italian | posta | mail, post; post office; stakes |
| 4 | Latin | probāre | — |
| 5 | Latin | probō | to approve, permit, commend |
| 6 | Latin | Probus | good, serviceable, excellent, superior, able |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pro-bhwo- | being in front, prominent |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |