Where does “ὅσπερ” come from?

ὅσπερ (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek περ, from Ancient Greek περί, from Latin cambium, from Gaulish cambion, from Proto-Celtic kambos, from Proto-Indo-European kamp- — to bend; crooked; crooked.

ὅσπερ (Ancient Greek): the very man who, the very thing which;...

Definitions

  1. the very man who, the very thing which;...

Ancestry of “ὅσπερ”, step by step

ὅσπερ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek περ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekπερEnclitic particle that follows the word it...
2Ancient Greekπερί
3LatincambiumA change; cambium
4Gaulishcambionchange
5Proto-Celtickamboscurved; twisted, crooked
6Proto-Indo-Europeankamp-to bend; crooked; crooked

via Ancient Greek ὅς

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekὅςthis; who, which, that; his, her, its
2Proto-Indo-Europeanyósthat, who, which
3Proto-Finnicwiša
4Proto-Indo-Iranianwišáspoison, venom
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwisósfluidity, slime, poison; poison; poison; slime;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kamp-Every word from Proto-Celtic kambosEvery word from Gaulish cambion
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