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Where does “apocopare” come from?

apocopare (Italian) comes from Latin apocopāre, from Latin apocopē, from Ancient Greek ἀποκόπτω, from Ancient Greek ἀπο-, from Ancient Greek ἀπό, from Ancient Greek Ἥλιος, from Ancient Greek τύπος, from Ancient Greek τύπτω — to push, to hit.

apocopare (Italian): to apocopate

Definitions

  1. to apocopate

Ancestry of “apocopare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinapocopāre—
2Latinapocopē—
3Ancient Greekἀποκόπτωto cut off, amputate; to smite the breast in...
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 “apocopare”

  • apocopato
  • apocopate
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