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Where does “apocalyptique” come from?

apocalyptique (French) comes from Ancient Greek ἀποκαλυπτικός, from Ancient Greek ἀποκαλύπτω, 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.

apocalyptique (French): apocalyptic

Definitions

  1. apocalyptic

Ancestry of “apocalyptique”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἀποκαλυπτικόςrevelatory
2Ancient GreekἀποκαλύπτωI reveal
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

Words derived from “apocalyptique”

  • apocaliptic
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