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Where does “aferesi” come from?

aferesi (Italian) comes from Latin aphaeresis, from Ancient Greek ἀφαίρεσις, from Ancient Greek ἀφαιρέω, from Ancient Greek ἀπο-, from Ancient Greek ἀπό, from Ancient Greek Ἥλιος, from Ancient Greek τύπος, from Ancient Greek τύπτω — to push, to hit.

aferesi (Italian): apheresis

Definitions

  1. apheresis

Ancestry of “aferesi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinaphaeresis—
2Ancient GreekἀφαίρεσιςTaking away, carrying off, removal; putting off;...
3Ancient Greekἀφαιρέωto take away ; or; to deprive of; to prevent...
4Ancient Greekἀπο-Indicating movement: away, from, off; Indicating...
5Ancient Greekἀπόfrom, away from; because of, as a result of
6Ancient GreekἭλιοςsun
7Ancient GreekτύποςA blow, pressing; The results of a blow: mark,...
8Ancient Greekτύπτωto beat, strike, smite; to beat, strike oneself
9Proto-Indo-European(s)tewp-to push, to stick
10Proto-Indo-European(s)tew-to push, to hit

Words derived from “aferesi”

  • citoaferesi
  • aferetico
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