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Where does “apa-” come from?

apa- (Irish) comes 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.

apa- (Irish): apo-

Definitions

  1. apo-

Ancestry of “apa-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἀπο-Indicating movement: away, from, off; Indicating...
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

Words derived from “apa-”

  • apacarpach
  • apagamacht
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