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Where does “ὀπός” come from?

ὀπός (Ancient Greek) comes from Proto-Indo-European sokʷós, from Proto-Indo-European sekʷ- — to follow; to see; to say.

ὀπός (Ancient Greek): juice, vegetable/plant juice; fig-juice

Definitions

  1. juice, vegetable/plant juice; fig-juice

Ancestry of “ὀπός”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeansokʷósjuice of plants
2Proto-Indo-Europeansekʷ-to follow; to see; to say

Words derived from “ὀπός”

  • opium
  • opioid
  • opiate
  • nonopioid
  • opioidergic
  • opopanax
  • protopine
  • Afyonkarahisar
  • antiopium
  • opiatelike
  • opioidlike
  • opiumlike
  • cryptopine
  • opiumism
  • opianic acid
  • noropianic acid
  • opiumist
  • opium
  • opopanax
  • opiate
  • Opus
  • opiatius
  • opiatus
  • opioide
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