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Where does “apostolicus” come from?

apostolicus (Latin) comes from Ancient Greek ἀποστολικός, from Ancient Greek ἀπόστολος, from Ancient Greek ἀποστέλλω, from Ancient Greek ἀπο-, from Ancient Greek ἀπό, from Ancient Greek Ἥλιος, from Ancient Greek τύπος, from Ancient Greek τύπτω — to push, to hit.

apostolicus (Latin): Of or pertaining to an apostle; apostolic;...

Definitions

  1. Of or pertaining to an apostle; apostolic;...

Ancestry of “apostolicus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἀποστολικόςapostolic
2Ancient Greekἀπόστολοςone who is sent; messenger, envoy, ambassador;...
3Ancient Greekἀποστέλλωto send off, send away from; to send off,...
4Ancient Greekἀπο-Indicating movement: away, from, off; Indicating...
5Ancient Greekἀπόfrom, away from; because of, as a result of
6Ancient GreekἭλιοςsun
7Ancient GreekτύποςA blow, pressing; The results of a blow: mark,...
8Ancient Greekτύπτωto beat, strike, smite; to beat, strike oneself
9Proto-Indo-European(s)tewp-to push, to stick
10Proto-Indo-European(s)tew-to push, to hit

Words derived from “apostolicus”

  • apostolic
  • apostolicity
  • apostolically
  • unapostolic
  • subapostolic
  • nonapostolic
  • apostolicism
  • isapostolic
  • apostolicness
  • apostólico
  • apostolicità
  • apostolico
  • apostoliquement
  • apostolique
  • apostólico
  • apostolique
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