Where does “ἑκατέρωθεν” come from?

ἑκατέρωθεν (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek ἑκάτερος, from Ancient Greek -τερος, from Proto-Indo-European -teros — Contrastive or oppositional adjectival suffix.

ἑκατέρωθεν (Ancient Greek): on either side

Definitions

  1. on either side

Ancestry of “ἑκατέρωθεν”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἑκάτεροςeach of two, each singly
2Ancient Greek-τεροςUsed on adjectives that express some notion of...
3Proto-Indo-European-terosContrastive or oppositional adjectival suffix
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -teros →Every word from Ancient Greek -τερος →Every word from Ancient Greek ἑκάτερος →