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Where does “ὄπιον” come from?

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

ὄπιον (Ancient Greek): poppy juice, opium

Definitions

  1. poppy juice, opium

Ancestry of “ὄπιον”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekὀπόςjuice, vegetable/plant juice; fig-juice
2Proto-Indo-Europeansokʷósjuice of plants
3Proto-Indo-Europeansekʷ-to follow; to see; to say

Words derived from “ὄπιον”

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