Where does “ὀπισθόδομος” come from?
ὀπισθόδομος (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek δόμος, from Proto-Hellenic *dómos — house.
ὀπισθόδομος (Ancient Greek): back room
Definitions
- back room
Ancestry of “ὀπισθόδομος”, step by step
ὀπισθόδομος traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Ancient Greek δόμος
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | δόμος | house, dwelling; household; Dwelling place of... |
| 2 | Proto-Hellenic | *dómos | house |
via Ancient Greek ὀπίσω
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | ὀπίσω | backwards; back, back again, by the same way one... |