'apocarpic' originates from New Latin (Modern Latin), specifically the word 'apocarpicus', ultimately from Greek 'apokarpikos', where the prefix 'apo-' meant 'away, separate' and the root 'karpos' meant 'fruit'.

'apocarpic' changed from Greek 'apokarpikos' to Latin 'apocarpicus' in New/Modern Latin and eventually became the modern English word 'apocarpic'.

Initially, it meant 'pertaining to separate fruits or carpels', and over time it has retained essentially the same, specialized botanical meaning.