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Where does “ὀφρύδιον” come from?

ὀφρύδιον (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek ὀφρύς, from Proto-Hellenic opʰrū́s, from Proto-Indo-European h₃bʰrúHs — eyebrow.

Ancestry of “ὀφρύδιον”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekὀφρύςeyebrow; brow of a hill
2Proto-Hellenicopʰrū́s—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃bʰrúHseyebrow

Words derived from “ὀφρύδιον”

  • φρύδι
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃bʰrúHs →