Where does “apocope” come from?

apocope (Italian) comes from Ancient Greek ἀποκοπή, from Ancient Greek -ή, from Ancient Greek -ᾱ, from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂.

apocope (Italian): apocope; amputation

Definitions

  1. apocope; amputation

Ancestry of “apocope”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἀποκοπήamputation; apocope
2Ancient Greek-ήsuffix of feminine nouns in the [[Appendix:Ancient Greek first declension
3Ancient Greek-ᾱnominal suffix
4Proto-Indo-European-éh₂—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂ →Every word from Ancient Greek -ή →Every word from Ancient Greek -ᾱ →