Where does “ὑπασπιστής” come from?

ὑπασπιστής (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek ὑπό, from Proto-Indo-European upó, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-.

ὑπασπιστής (Ancient Greek): shield bearer

Definitions

  1. shield bearer

Ancestry of “ὑπασπιστής”, step by step

ὑπασπιστής traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek ὑπό

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekὑπό
2Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—

via Ancient Greek ἀσπίς

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἀσπίςshield; collective, body of men-at-arms; on the...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂esp-to cut

Words derived from “ὑπασπιστής”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European upó →Every word from Ancient Greek ὑπό →