Where does “apostrofare” come from?
apostrofare (Italian) comes from Romanian apostrofa, from French apostropher, from French apostrophe, from Latin apostrŏphus, from Ancient Greek ἀπόστροφος, from Ancient Greek ἀποστρέφω, from Ancient Greek ἀπο-, from Ancient Greek ἀπό — to push, to hit.
apostrofare (Italian): to apostrophize; to reproach, rebuke, reprimand;...
Definitions
- to apostrophize; to reproach, rebuke, reprimand;...
Ancestry of “apostrofare”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | apostrofa | to apostrophize |
| 2 | French | apostropher | To apostrophize; To speak sharply or harshly at |
| 3 | French | apostrophe | apostrophe; first/third-person singular present... |
| 4 | Latin | apostrŏphus | The symbol '; apostrophe |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἀπόστροφος | accent of elision |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ἀποστρέφω | I turn away |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ἀπο- | Indicating movement: away, from, off; Indicating... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | ἀπό | from, away from; because of, as a result of |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | Ἥλιος | sun |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | τύπος | A blow, pressing; The results of a blow: mark,... |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | τύπτω | to beat, strike, smite; to beat, strike oneself |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tewp- | to push, to stick |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tew- | to push, to hit |