Where does “Idiotenapostroph” come from?

Idiotenapostroph (German) comes from German Apostroph, from French apostrophe, from Latin apostrŏphus, from Ancient Greek ἀπόστροφος, from Ancient Greek ἀποστρέφω, from Ancient Greek ἀπο-, from Ancient Greek ἀπό, from Ancient Greek Ἥλιος — to push, to hit.

Ancestry of “Idiotenapostroph”, step by step

Idiotenapostroph traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Apostroph

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanApostrophapostrophe; inverted comma
2Frenchapostropheapostrophe; first/third-person singular present...
3LatinapostrŏphusThe symbol '; apostrophe
4Ancient Greekἀπόστροφοςaccent of elision
5Ancient GreekἀποστρέφωI turn away
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

via German Idiot

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanIdiotidiot; moron
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)tew-Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)tewp-Every word from Ancient Greek τύπτω
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