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Where does “aphelium” come from?

aphelium (Latin) comes from Ancient Greek ἀπό, from Ancient Greek Ἥλιος, from Ancient Greek τύπος, from Ancient Greek τύπτω, from Proto-Indo-European (s)tewp-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)tew- — to push, to hit.

Ancestry of “aphelium”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἀπόfrom, away from; because of, as a result of
2Ancient GreekἭλιοςsun
3Ancient GreekτύποςA blow, pressing; The results of a blow: mark,...
4Ancient Greekτύπτωto beat, strike, smite; to beat, strike oneself
5Proto-Indo-European(s)tewp-to push, to stick
6Proto-Indo-European(s)tew-to push, to hit

Words derived from “aphelium”

  • aphelion
  • aphelium
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