Etymology Explorer › Yiddish

Where does “אַפּטייק” come from?

אַפּטייק (Yiddish) comes from Ancient Greek ἀποθήκη, from Ancient Greek ἀποτίθημι, from Ancient Greek ἀπο-, from Ancient Greek ἀπό, from Ancient Greek Ἥλιος, from Ancient Greek τύπος, from Ancient Greek τύπτω, from Proto-Indo-European (s)tewp- — to push, to hit.

אַפּטייק (Yiddish): pharmacy

Definitions

  1. pharmacy

Ancestry of “אַפּטייק”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἀποθήκηrepository, storehouse, warehouse
2Ancient Greekἀποτίθημιto put away
3Ancient Greekἀπο-Indicating movement: away, from, off; Indicating...
4Ancient Greekἀπόfrom, away from; because of, as a result of
5Ancient GreekἭλιοςsun
6Ancient GreekτύποςA blow, pressing; The results of a blow: mark,...
7Ancient Greekτύπτωto beat, strike, smite; to beat, strike oneself
8Proto-Indo-European(s)tewp-to push, to stick
9Proto-Indo-European(s)tew-to push, to hit

Words derived from “אַפּטייק”

  • אַפּטייקער
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)tew- →