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Where does “ὄψον” come from?

ὄψον (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek ὄψ, from Proto-Hellenic wókʷs, from Proto-Indo-European wekʷ- — to speak, to sound out.

ὄψον (Ancient Greek): delicacies, considered an integral component of...

Definitions

  1. delicacies, considered an integral component of...

Ancestry of “ὄψον”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekὄψvoice; word; eye, face
2Proto-Hellenicwókʷs—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwekʷ-to speak, to sound out

Words derived from “ὄψον”

  • opsonin
  • opson
  • opsony
  • opsophagos
  • opsoniferous
  • obsono
  • obsonare
  • obsonans
  • obsonaturus
  • obsonium
  • obsonatus
  • obsonandus
  • ψώνιο
  • ὀψωνέω
  • ὀψώνιον
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