Where does “apostat” come from?

apostat (Romanian) comes from French apostat, from Ancient Greek ἀποστάτης, from Ancient Greek ἀφίστημι, from Ancient Greek ἀπο-, from Ancient Greek ἀπό, from Ancient Greek Ἥλιος, from Ancient Greek τύπος, from Ancient Greek τύπτω — to push, to hit.

apostat (Romanian): apostate

Definitions

  1. apostate

Ancestry of “apostat”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchapostatapostate
2Ancient Greekἀποστάτηςdeserter, rebel
3Ancient Greekἀφίστημιto stand off or away; to depart; to weigh out
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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)tew-Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)tewp-Every word from Ancient Greek τύπτω