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Where does “abstol” come from?

abstol (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Old Irish apstal, from Latin apostolus, from Ancient Greek ἀπόστολος, from Ancient Greek ἀποστέλλω, from Ancient Greek ἀπο-, from Ancient Greek ἀπό, from Ancient Greek Ἥλιος, from Ancient Greek τύπος — to push, to hit.

abstol (Scottish Gaelic): apostle

Definitions

  1. apostle

Ancestry of “abstol”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishapstalapostle
2Latinapostolusa notice sent to a higher tribunal or judge;...
3Ancient Greekἀπόστολοςone who is sent; messenger, envoy, ambassador;...
4Ancient Greekἀποστέλλωto send off, send away from; to send off,...
5Ancient Greekἀπο-Indicating movement: away, from, off; Indicating...
6Ancient Greekἀπόfrom, away from; because of, as a result of
7Ancient GreekἭλιοςsun
8Ancient GreekτύποςA blow, pressing; The results of a blow: mark,...
9Ancient Greekτύπτωto beat, strike, smite; to beat, strike oneself
10Proto-Indo-European(s)tewp-to push, to stick
11Proto-Indo-European(s)tew-to push, to hit
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