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Where does “ὀπιδνός” come from?

ὀπιδνός (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek -νός, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- — to do, put, place.

ὀπιδνός (Ancient Greek): dreadful, respectful

Definitions

  1. dreadful, respectful

Ancestry of “ὀπιδνός”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greek-νόςAlternative form of -νος
2Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-to do, put, place
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