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Where does “apoteosis” come from?

apoteosis (Spanish) comes from Latin apotheōsis, from Ancient Greek ἀποθέωσις, from Ancient Greek ἀποθεόω, from Ancient Greek ἀπο-, from Ancient Greek ἀπό, from Ancient Greek Ἥλιος, from Ancient Greek τύπος, from Ancient Greek τύπτω — to push, to hit.

apoteosis (Spanish): apotheosis

Definitions

  1. apotheosis

Ancestry of “apoteosis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinapotheōsis—
2Ancient Greekἀποθέωσιςapotheosis, deification
3Ancient GreekἀποθεόωI deify
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
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