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Where does “ὅπλον” come from?

ὅπλον (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek μῦς, from Proto-Hellenic *mū́s, from Proto-Indo-Iranian múHs, from Proto-Indo-European múh₂s — mouse.

ὅπλον (Ancient Greek): tool, instrument; a ship's tackle, rope;...

Definitions

  1. tool, instrument; a ship's tackle, rope;...

Ancestry of “ὅπλον”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekμῦςmouse; A type of mussel; A type of whale
2Proto-Hellenic*mū́s—
3Proto-Indo-IranianmúHsmouse
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmúh₂smouse

Words derived from “ὅπλον”

  • panoply
  • hoplite
  • panoplied
  • hoplon
  • empanoplied
  • hoplitic
  • empanoply
  • hopl-
  • hoplita
  • hoplomachus
  • hoplita
  • panoplia
  • panoplie
  • panoplie
  • hóplon
  • panóplia
  • hoplita
  • hopliet
  • οπλή
  • όπλο
  • οπλίτης
  • hoplita
  • Enoplus
  • Enoplida
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