English
apostolate
Apostolate comes from Latin apostolus ‘a notice sent to a higher tribunal or judge’, from Ancient Greek ἀποστέλλω ‘to send off, send away from’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *stel- ‘to set’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*stel-‘to set’reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEστέλλω‘to send’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEἀποστέλλωapostéllō‘to send off, send away from’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEἀπόστολοςapóstolos‘one who is sent’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEapostolus‘a notice sent to a higher tribunal or judge’
- Late Latinc. 200–600 CEapostolātus
- Englishtodayapostolate
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*stel-‘to set’reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEστέλλω‘to send’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEἀποστέλλωapostéllō‘to send off, send away from’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEἀπόστολοςapóstolos‘one who is sent’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEapostolus‘a notice sent to a higher tribunal or judge’
- Late Latinc. 200–600 CEapostolātus
- Englishtodayapostolate
Equivalent to apostle + -ate
Proto-Indo-European *stel- ‘to set’
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Ancient Greek ἀπόστολος ‘one sent forth, apostle’
Late Latin apostolus ‘a notice sent to a higher tribunal or judge’
Old French apostle
Middle English apostle
English apostle
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *stel- ‘to set’
local, allow, location, install, stall, locate, lieu, stalk, stale, loco, locus, stool, epistle, locator, locative, stele, stell, stela, stolid, 32 more
through Ancient Greek στέλλω ‘to send’
Today it means
noun The office, or responsibilities of an apostle.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *stel- / apostolate