Where does “apocrif” come from?

apocrif (Romanian) comes from French apocryphe, from Latin apocryphus, from Ancient Greek ἀπόκρυφος, 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.

apocrif (Romanian): apocryphal

Definitions

  1. apocryphal

Ancestry of “apocrif”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchapocrypheapocryphal (of doubtful authenticity)
2Latinapocryphussecret, not approved for public reading;...
3Ancient Greekἀπόκρυφοςhidden, concealed, secret, unknown; obscure,...
4Ancient Greekἀπόfrom, away from; because of, as a result of
5Ancient GreekἭλιοςsun
6Ancient GreekτύποςA blow, pressing; The results of a blow: mark,...
7Ancient Greekτύπτωto beat, strike, smite; to beat, strike oneself
8Proto-Indo-European(s)tewp-to push, to stick
9Proto-Indo-European(s)tew-to push, to hit
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)tew-Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)tewp-Every word from Ancient Greek τύπτω
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