Where does “ὀποπάναξ” come from?
ὀποπάναξ (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek ὀπός, from Proto-Indo-European sokʷós, from Proto-Indo-European sekʷ- — to follow; to see; to say.
ὀποπάναξ (Ancient Greek): gum of opopanax
Ancestry of “ὀποπάναξ”, step by step
ὀποπάναξ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Ancient Greek ὀπός
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | ὀπός | juice, vegetable/plant juice; fig-juice |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | sokʷós | juice of plants |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | sekʷ- | to follow; to see; to say |
via Ancient Greek πάναξ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | πάναξ | any of several plants believed to have medicinal... |
| 2 | Cebuano | pani- | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | pen- | bog, mire; moist; wet; mud; swamp; water; mire,... |
Words derived from “ὀποπάναξ”