Where does “ὀπισθοφύλαξ” come from?

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

ὀπισθοφύλαξ (Ancient Greek): one who guards the rear

Definitions

  1. one who guards the rear

Ancestry of “ὀπισθοφύλαξ”, step by step

ὀπισθοφύλαξ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek ὄπισθεν

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekὄπισθενbehind, at the back; backwards; in the future,...
2Ancient Greek-θενfrom; also used, like genitive, with prepositions
3Proto-Indo-European*-dʰelocative suffix

via Proto-Hellenic φῠ́λᾰξ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Hellenicφῠ́λᾰξ—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *-dʰe →Every word from Ancient Greek -θεν →Every word from Ancient Greek ὄπισθεν →