Where does “apogeu” come from?
apogeu (Portuguese) comes from French apogée, from Latin apogaeum, from Ancient Greek ἀπόγειον, 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.
apogeu (Portuguese): apogee
Definitions
- apogee
Ancestry of “apogeu”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | apogée | apogee |
| 2 | Latin | apogaeum | apogee; nominative neuter singular of apogaeus;... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἀπόγειον | apogee, greatest distance from the Earth |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἀπό | from, away from; because of, as a result of |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | Ἥλιος | sun |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | τύπος | A blow, pressing; The results of a blow: mark,... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | τύπτω | to beat, strike, smite; to beat, strike oneself |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tewp- | to push, to stick |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tew- | to push, to hit |