Where does “aptechka” come from?
aptechka (Uzbek) comes from Russian аптечка, from Russian апте́ка, from German Apotheke, from Polish apteka, from Old Polish apoteka, from Latin apothēca, from Ancient Greek ἀποθήκη, from Ancient Greek ἀποτίθημι — to push, to hit.
aptechka (Uzbek): first-aid kit
Definitions
- first-aid kit
Ancestry of “aptechka”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | аптечка | first-aid box; medicine chest; endearing... |
| 2 | Russian | апте́ка | chemist store; drugstore; pharmacy |
| 3 | German | Apotheke | pharmacy |
| 4 | Polish | apteka | pharmacy |
| 5 | Old Polish | apoteka | pharmacy |
| 6 | Latin | apothēca | repository, storehouse, warehouse |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ἀποθήκη | repository, storehouse, warehouse |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | ἀποτίθημι | to put away |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | ἀπο- | Indicating movement: away, from, off; Indicating... |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | ἀπό | from, away from; because of, as a result of |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | Ἥλιος | sun |
| 12 | Ancient Greek | τύπος | A blow, pressing; The results of a blow: mark,... |
| 13 | Ancient Greek | τύπτω | to beat, strike, smite; to beat, strike oneself |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tewp- | to push, to stick |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tew- | to push, to hit |