Where does “apacrafúil” come from?
apacrafúil (Irish) comes from Irish apacrafa, from Latin apocryphus, from Ancient Greek ἀπόκρυφος, from Ancient Greek ἀπό, from Ancient Greek Ἥλιος, from Ancient Greek τύπος, from Ancient Greek τύπτω, from Proto-Indo-European (s)tewp- — to push, to hit.
apacrafúil (Irish): apocryphal
Definitions
- apocryphal
Ancestry of “apacrafúil”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Irish | apacrafa | apocrypha |
| 2 | Latin | apocryphus | secret, not approved for public reading;... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἀπόκρυφος | hidden, concealed, secret, unknown; obscure,... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἀπό | from, away from; because of, as a result of |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | Ἥλιος | sun |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | τύπος | A blow, pressing; The results of a blow: mark,... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | τύπτω | to beat, strike, smite; to beat, strike oneself |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tewp- | to push, to stick |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tew- | to push, to hit |