Where does “apocopar” come from?
apocopar (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese apócope, from Late Latin apocope, from Ancient Greek ἀποκόπτω, from Ancient Greek ἀπο-, from Ancient Greek ἀπό, from Ancient Greek Ἥλιος, from Ancient Greek τύπος, from Ancient Greek τύπτω — to push, to hit.
apocopar (Portuguese): to apocopate
Definitions
- to apocopate
Ancestry of “apocopar”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | apócope | apocope |
| 2 | Late Latin | apocope | apocope |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἀποκόπτω | to cut off, amputate; to smite the breast in... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἀπο- | Indicating movement: away, from, off; Indicating... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἀπό | from, away from; because of, as a result of |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | Ἥλιος | sun |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | τύπος | A blow, pressing; The results of a blow: mark,... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | τύπτω | to beat, strike, smite; to beat, strike oneself |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tewp- | to push, to stick |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tew- | to push, to hit |