Where does “apocolocyntosis” come from?
apocolocyntosis (Latin) comes from Ancient Greek ἀποκολοκύντωσις, 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-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)tew- — to push, to hit.
apocolocyntosis (Latin): pumpkinification, literally gourdification
Definitions
- pumpkinification, literally gourdification
Ancestry of “apocolocyntosis”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | ἀποκολοκύντωσις | pumpkinification |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | ἀπο- | Indicating movement: away, from, off; Indicating... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἀπό | from, away from; because of, as a result of |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | Ἥλιος | sun |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | τύπος | A blow, pressing; The results of a blow: mark,... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | τύπτω | to beat, strike, smite; to beat, strike oneself |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tewp- | to push, to stick |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tew- | to push, to hit |