Where does “abbetekerknecht” come from?
abbetekerknecht (Middle Low German) comes from Middle Low German abbeteker, from Latin apothecarius, from Latin apothēca, from Ancient Greek ἀποθήκη, from Ancient Greek ἀποτίθημι, from Ancient Greek ἀπο-, from Ancient Greek ἀπό, from Ancient Greek Ἥλιος — to push, to hit.
abbetekerknecht (Middle Low German): pharmacist's/apothecary's assistant, pharmacist in training
Definitions
- pharmacist's/apothecary's assistant, pharmacist in training
Ancestry of “abbetekerknecht”, step by step
abbetekerknecht traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle Low German abbeteker
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle Low German | abbeteker | pharmacist, apothecary |
| 2 | Latin | apothecarius | warehouseman, shopkeeper; clerk; druggist |
| 3 | Latin | apothēca | repository, storehouse, warehouse |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἀποθήκη | repository, storehouse, warehouse |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἀποτίθημι | to put away |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ἀπο- | Indicating movement: away, from, off; Indicating... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ἀπό | from, away from; because of, as a result of |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | Ἥλιος | sun |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | τύπος | A blow, pressing; The results of a blow: mark,... |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | τύπτω | to beat, strike, smite; to beat, strike oneself |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tewp- | to push, to stick |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tew- | to push, to hit |