Where does “pumpkinification” come from?
pumpkinification (English) comes from Latin apocolocyntosis, from Ancient Greek ἀποκολοκύντωσις, from Ancient Greek ἀπο-, from Ancient Greek ἀπό, from Ancient Greek Ἥλιος, from Ancient Greek τύπος, from Ancient Greek τύπτω, from Proto-Indo-European (s)tewp- — to push, to hit.
pumpkinification (English): The act of turning into a pumpkin; usually in...
Definitions
- The act of turning into a pumpkin; usually in...
Ancestry of “pumpkinification”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | apocolocyntosis | pumpkinification, literally gourdification |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | ἀποκολοκύντωσις | pumpkinification |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἀπο- | Indicating movement: away, from, off; Indicating... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἀπό | from, away from; because of, as a result of |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | Ἥλιος | sun |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | τύπος | A blow, pressing; The results of a blow: mark,... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | τύπτω | to beat, strike, smite; to beat, strike oneself |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tewp- | to push, to stick |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tew- | to push, to hit |