Where does “πάροιθεν” come from?

πάροιθεν (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek -θεν, from Proto-Indo-European *-dʰe — locative suffix.

πάροιθεν (Ancient Greek): in front; heretofore, beforehand; in the presence...

Definitions

  1. in front; heretofore, beforehand; in the presence...

Ancestry of “πάροιθεν”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greek-θενfrom; also used, like genitive, with prepositions
2Proto-Indo-European*-dʰelocative suffix
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *-dʰe →Every word from Ancient Greek -θεν →
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