Where does “αποσβήνω” come from?

αποσβήνω (Greek) comes from Greek από, from Ancient Greek ἀπό, from Ancient Greek Ἥλιος, from Ancient Greek τύπος, from Ancient Greek τύπτω, from Proto-Indo-European (s)tewp-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)tew- — to push, to hit.

αποσβήνω (Greek): erase, expunge, obliterate; extinguish, quench

Definitions

  1. erase, expunge, obliterate; extinguish, quench

Ancestry of “αποσβήνω”, step by step

αποσβήνω traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Greek από

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Greekαπόfrom; from, at, by, since; by, with, from
2Ancient Greekἀπόfrom, away from; because of, as a result of
3Ancient GreekἭλιοςsun
4Ancient GreekτύποςA blow, pressing; The results of a blow: mark,...
5Ancient Greekτύπτωto beat, strike, smite; to beat, strike oneself
6Proto-Indo-European(s)tewp-to push, to stick
7Proto-Indo-European(s)tew-to push, to hit

via Greek σβήνω

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Greekσβήνωput out, extinguish; blow out; turn off, switch...
2Byzantine Greekσβήνω
3Ancient GreekσβέννυμιI quench, extinguish, put out; I am quenched, I...
4Proto-Indo-European(s)gʷes-to extinguish, put out; to extinguish, to quench;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)tew-Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)tewp-Every word from Ancient Greek τύπτω