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Where does “ἄντα” come from?

ἄντα (Ancient Greek) comes from Proto-Indo-European h₂éntm̥, from Proto-Indo-European h₂énts, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ent-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- — on, onto.

ἄντα (Ancient Greek): over against, face to face; over against,...

Definitions

  1. over against, face to face; over against,...

Ancestry of “ἄντα”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éntm̥—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éntsforehead; front
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ent-face; forehead; front
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto
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