Where does “apoték” come from?
apoték (Tetum) comes from Indonesian apotek, from Dutch apotheek, from Middle Dutch apoteke, from Latin apotheca, from Ancient Greek ἀποθήκη, from Ancient Greek ἀποτίθημι, from Ancient Greek ἀπο-, from Ancient Greek ἀπό — to push, to hit.
apoték (Tetum): pharmacy (a place where prescription drugs are dispensed)
Definitions
- pharmacy (a place where prescription drugs are dispensed)
Ancestry of “apoték”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indonesian | apotek | pharmacy, a place where prescription drugs are... |
| 2 | Dutch | apotheek | pharmacy, apothecary, a place where prescription... |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | apoteke | — |
| 4 | Latin | apotheca | repository, storehouse, warehouse |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἀποθήκη | repository, storehouse, warehouse |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ἀποτίθημι | to put away |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ἀπο- | Indicating movement: away, from, off; Indicating... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | ἀπό | from, away from; because of, as a result of |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | Ἥλιος | sun |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | τύπος | A blow, pressing; The results of a blow: mark,... |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | τύπτω | to beat, strike, smite; to beat, strike oneself |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tewp- | to push, to stick |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tew- | to push, to hit |