apostrophe

apostrophe · noun¹

1. Ancient Greek · derived fromἀπόστροφος“accent of elision”
2. Latin · derived fromapostrophus
3. French · derived fromapostrophe
4. English todayapostrophe

From French apostrophe, or Latin apostrophus, from Ancient Greek ἀπόστροφος (apóstrophos, “accent of elision”), a noun use of an adjective from ἀποστρέφω (apostréphō, “to turn away”), from ἀπό (apó, “away from”) + στρέφω (stréphō, “to turn”).

apostrophe · noun²

1. Ancient Greek · derived fromἀποστροφή
2. Latin · derived fromapostrophe
3. English todayapostrophe

From Latin apostrophe, from Ancient Greek ἀποστροφή (apostrophḗ), from ἀποστρέφω (apostréphō, “to turn away”), from ἀπό (apó) + στρέφω (stréphō, “to turn”).

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