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Where does “perihelio” come from?

perihelio (Spanish) comes from New Latin perihelium, from Ancient Greek Ἥλιος, from Ancient Greek τύπος, from Ancient Greek τύπτω, from Proto-Indo-European (s)tewp-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)tew- — to push, to hit.

perihelio (Spanish): perihelion

Definitions

  1. perihelion

Ancestry of “perihelio”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1New Latinperihelium—
2Ancient GreekἭλιοςsun
3Ancient GreekτύποςA blow, pressing; The results of a blow: mark,...
4Ancient Greekτύπτωto beat, strike, smite; to beat, strike oneself
5Proto-Indo-European(s)tewp-to push, to stick
6Proto-Indo-European(s)tew-to push, to hit
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