Etymology Explorer › Greek

Where does “αποσιωπώ” come from?

αποσιωπώ (Greek) comes from Ancient Greek ἀποσιωπῶ, from Ancient Greek ἀποσῐωπάω, 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.

αποσιωπώ (Greek): suppress, hush up

Definitions

  1. suppress, hush up

Ancestry of “αποσιωπώ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἀποσιωπῶ—
2Ancient Greekἀποσῐωπάω—
3Ancient Greekἀπόfrom, away from; because of, as a result of
4Ancient GreekἭλιοςsun
5Ancient GreekτύποςA blow, pressing; The results of a blow: mark,...
6Ancient Greekτύπτωto beat, strike, smite; to beat, strike oneself
7Proto-Indo-European(s)tewp-to push, to stick
8Proto-Indo-European(s)tew-to push, to hit
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)tew- →