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Where does “ὄφῐς” come from?

ὄφῐς (Ancient Greek) comes from Proto-Indo-European h₁ógʷʰis — snake; a mythic serpent or dragon that is slain...

ὄφῐς (Ancient Greek): a serpent, snake; serpentine bracelet; the...

Definitions

  1. a serpent, snake; serpentine bracelet; the...

Ancestry of “ὄφῐς”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ógʷʰissnake; a mythic serpent or dragon that is slain...

Words derived from “ὄφῐς”

  • ophiolite
  • ophiolitic
  • Ophiuchus
  • ophidiophobia
  • ophiuroid
  • ophiolatry
  • ophiophagous
  • ophiologist
  • ophiology
  • ophiomancy
  • ophiolatrous
  • ophiophobia
  • ophiophobic
  • ophiophagy
  • ophiolitologist
  • ophio-
  • ophiotoxin
  • ophiophile
  • ophiological
  • ophiomorphic
  • ophiomorphous
  • ophiophobe
  • ophid-
  • ophidism
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