Where does “postapocalíptico” come from?
postapocalíptico (Spanish) comes from Spanish apocalíptico, from Ancient Greek ἀποκαλυπτικός, from Ancient Greek ἀποκαλύπτω, from Ancient Greek ἀπο-, from Ancient Greek ἀπό, from Ancient Greek Ἥλιος, from Ancient Greek τύπος, from Ancient Greek τύπτω — to push, to hit.
postapocalíptico (Spanish): post-apocalyptic
Definitions
- post-apocalyptic
Ancestry of “postapocalíptico”, step by step
postapocalíptico traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Spanish apocalíptico
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | apocalíptico | apocalyptic, doomsday |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | ἀποκαλυπτικός | revelatory |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἀποκαλύπτω | I reveal |
| 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 Spanish post
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | post | post |
| 2 | English | post | A long dowel or plank protruding from the ground;... |
| 3 | Middle French | poste | — |
| 4 | Italian | posta | mail, post; post office; stakes |
| 5 | Italian | posto | place, spot |
| 6 | Latin | positus | placed; ordained |
| 7 | Latin | pōnō | to place; to put; to lay |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | poznō | — |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | pozinō | — |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | sinō | — |