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Where does “αποστέλλω” come from?

αποστέλλω (Greek) comes from Ancient Greek ἀποστέλλω, 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-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)tew- — to push, to hit.

αποστέλλω (Greek): send, remit, ship, dispatch, consign

Definitions

  1. send, remit, ship, dispatch, consign

Ancestry of “αποστέλλω”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἀποστέλλωto send off, send away from; to send off,...
2Ancient Greekἀπο-Indicating movement: away, from, off; Indicating...
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
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