Where does “preapocalyptic” come from?
preapocalyptic (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.
preapocalyptic (English): Before an apocalypse
Definitions
- Before an apocalypse
Ancestry of “preapocalyptic”, step by step
preapocalyptic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English apocalyptic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | apocalyptic | Of or relating to an apocalypse; Portending a... |
| 2 | Latin | apocalypticus | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἀποκαλυπτικός | revelatory |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἀποκαλύπτω | I reveal |
| 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 |
via English pre
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | pre | Before; Precum, Cowper's fluid, pre-ejaculate; To... |
| 2 | Latin | prae | before; in front; in front of |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | prai | before; in front of |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | preh₂- | before, in front |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |