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Where does “subapostolic” come from?

subapostolic (English) comes from English Apostolic, from Latin apostolicus, from Ancient Greek ἀποστολικός, from Ancient Greek ἀπόστολος, from Ancient Greek ἀποστέλλω, from Ancient Greek ἀπο-, from Ancient Greek ἀπό, from Ancient Greek Ἥλιος — to push, to hit.

subapostolic (English): Pertaining to the period after the apostolic age ...

Definitions

  1. Pertaining to the period after the apostolic age ...

Ancestry of “subapostolic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishApostolic—
2LatinapostolicusOf or pertaining to an apostle; apostolic;...
3Ancient Greekἀποστολικόςapostolic
4Ancient Greekἀπόστολοςone who is sent; messenger, envoy, ambassador;...
5Ancient Greekἀποστέλλωto send off, send away from; to send off,...
6Ancient Greekἀπο-Indicating movement: away, from, off; Indicating...
7Ancient Greekἀπόfrom, away from; because of, as a result of
8Ancient GreekἭλιοςsun
9Ancient GreekτύποςA blow, pressing; The results of a blow: mark,...
10Ancient Greekτύπτωto beat, strike, smite; to beat, strike oneself
11Proto-Indo-European(s)tewp-to push, to stick
12Proto-Indo-European(s)tew-to push, to hit
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