Where does “apocope” come from?
apocope (French) comes from Ancient Greek ἀποκοπή, from Ancient Greek -ή, from Ancient Greek -ᾱ, from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂.
apocope (French): apocope; first/third-person singular present...
Definitions
- apocope; first/third-person singular present...
Ancestry of “apocope”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | ἀποκοπή | amputation; apocope |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | -ή | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | -ᾱ | nominal suffix |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -éh₂ | — |
Words derived from “apocope”