Where does “ὄπισθεν” come from?

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

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*-dʰelocative suffix

Words derived from “ὄπισθεν

Every word from Proto-Indo-European *-dʰeEvery word from Ancient Greek -θεν
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