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Where does “apoteozo” come from?

apoteozo (Esperanto) comes from Ancient Greek ἀποθέωσις, from Ancient Greek ἀποθεόω, 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.

apoteozo (Esperanto): Apotheosis, the act of becoming a god

Definitions

  1. Apotheosis, the act of becoming a god

Ancestry of “apoteozo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἀποθέωσιςapotheosis, deification
2Ancient GreekἀποθεόωI deify
3Ancient Greekἀπο-Indicating movement: away, from, off; Indicating...
4Ancient Greekἀπόfrom, away from; because of, as a result of
5Ancient GreekἭλιοςsun
6Ancient GreekτύποςA blow, pressing; The results of a blow: mark,...
7Ancient Greekτύπτωto beat, strike, smite; to beat, strike oneself
8Proto-Indo-European(s)tewp-to push, to stick
9Proto-Indo-European(s)tew-to push, to hit
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