Etymology

apotheosize

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Today it means: To deify; to convert into a god. Full definition →

English apotheosis ← Latin apotheōsis ← Ancient Greek ἀποθέωσις (apothéōsis)
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ep
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂epó
  3. Proto-Hellenic*apó
  4. Ancient Greekᾰ̓πό (ăpó)
  5. Ancient Greekἀπο- (apo-)
  6. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*dʰéh₁s
  8. Proto-Indo-European*dʰh₁sós
  9. Proto-Hellenic*tʰehós
  10. Ancient Greekθεός (theós)
  11. Ancient Greekἀποθεόω (apotheóō)
  12. Ancient Greekἀποθέωσις (apothéōsis)
  13. Latinapotheōsis
  14. Englishapotheosis
  15. English todayapotheosize

From apotheosis + -ize.

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