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Where does “ὀφρύς” come from?

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

ὀφρύς (Ancient Greek): eyebrow; brow of a hill

Definitions

  1. eyebrow; brow of a hill

Ancestry of “ὀφρύς”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Hellenicopʰrū́s—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃bʰrúHseyebrow

Words derived from “ὀφρύς”

  • φρύδι
  • ὀφρύδιον
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