Where does “apóstrofe” come from?

apóstrofe (Spanish) comes from Latin apostrŏphe, from Ancient Greek ἀποστροφή, from Ancient Greek ἀποστρέφω, from Ancient Greek ἀπο-, from Ancient Greek ἀπό, from Ancient Greek Ἥλιος, from Ancient Greek τύπος, from Ancient Greek τύπτω — to push, to hit.

apóstrofe (Spanish): apostrophe

Definitions

apostrophe

Ancestry of “apóstrofe”, step by step

apóstrofe traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin apostrŏphe

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Latin	apostrŏphe	—
2	Ancient Greek	ἀποστροφή	escape, refuge, excuse
3	Ancient Greek	ἀποστρέφω	I turn away
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

via Late Latin apostrophe

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Late Latin	apostrophe	—

Words derived from “apóstrofe”

apostrofar

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)tew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)tewp- →Every word from Ancient Greek τύπτω →