Where does “ὀψωνέω” come from?

ὀψωνέω (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek ὠνέομαι, from Ancient Greek ὦνος, from Proto-Indo-European wosno-, from Proto-Indo-European wesno- — price.

ὀψωνέω (Ancient Greek): to buy fish; to buy victuals in general

Definitions

  1. to buy fish; to buy victuals in general

Ancestry of “ὀψωνέω”, step by step

ὀψωνέω traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek ὠνέομαι

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekὠνέομαιto buy, purchase
2Ancient Greekὦνοςprice
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwosno-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwesno-price

via Ancient Greek ὄψον

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekὄψονdelicacies, considered an integral component of...
2Ancient Greekὄψvoice; word; eye, face
3Proto-Hellenicwókʷsvoice
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwekʷ-to speak, to sound out

Words derived from “ὀψωνέω”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wesno- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wosno- →Every word from Ancient Greek ὦνος →