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Where does “aphorismus” come from?

aphorismus (Latin) comes from Ancient Greek ἀφορισμός, from Ancient Greek ἀφορίζω, 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.

aphorismus (Latin): aphorism

Definitions

  1. aphorism

Ancestry of “aphorismus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἀφορισμόςlimitation; separation, distinction
2Ancient Greekἀφορίζωto mark off boundary; to mark off for myself; to...
3Ancient Greekἀπο-Indicating movement: away, from, off; Indicating...
4Ancient Greekἀπόfrom, away from; because of, as a result of
5Ancient GreekἭλιοςsun
6Ancient GreekτύποςA blow, pressing; The results of a blow: mark,...
7Ancient Greekτύπτωto beat, strike, smite; to beat, strike oneself
8Proto-Indo-European(s)tewp-to push, to stick
9Proto-Indo-European(s)tew-to push, to hit

Words derived from “aphorismus”

  • aforisma
  • aphorisme
  • aphoristique
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