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Where does “ὄπισθεν” come from?

ὄπισθεν (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek -θεν, from Proto-Indo-European *-dʰe.

ὄπισθεν (Ancient Greek): behind, at the back; backwards; in the future,...

Definitions

  1. behind, at the back; backwards; in the future,...

Ancestry of “ὄπισθεν”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greek-θενfrom; also used, like genitive, with prepositions
2Proto-Indo-European*-dʰe—

Words derived from “ὄπισθεν”

  • opisthotonos
  • opisthobranch
  • opisthosoma
  • opisthocoelous
  • opisthosomal
  • opisthognathous
  • opisthoglyphous
  • opisthaptor
  • opisthograph
  • opisthographic
  • opisthoglyph
  • opisthobranchism
  • opisthenar
  • opisthogastric
  • opistho-
  • opisthography
  • anopisthograph
  • anopisthographic
  • opisthothorax
  • όπισθεν
  • Opisthokonta
  • Opisthorchis
  • Opisthorchiidae
  • Opisthocomus
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