Where does “πόθεν” come from?
πόθεν (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek -θεν, from Proto-Indo-European *-dʰe.
πόθεν (Ancient Greek): whence?, from where?; whence?, from what source?;...
Definitions
- whence?, from where?; whence?, from what source?;...
Ancestry of “πόθεν”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Ancient Greek | -θεν | from; also used, like genitive, with prepositions |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | *-dʰe | — |
Words derived from “πόθεν”