Where does “apophasis” come from?
apophasis (Late Latin) comes from Ancient Greek ἀπόφασις, from Ancient Greek ἀποφαίνω, from Ancient Greek ἀπο-, 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.
apophasis (Late Latin): denial, negation, repudiation; apophasis;...
Definitions
- denial, negation, repudiation; apophasis;...
Ancestry of “apophasis”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Ancient Greek | ἀπόφασις | decision, finding, resolution, judgment,... |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | ἀποφαίνω | make known, declare; produce, render; denounce;... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἀπο- | Indicating movement: away, from, off; Indicating... |
| 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 |
Words derived from “apophasis”