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Where does “ὑπισχνέομαι” come from?

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

ὑπισχνέομαι (Ancient Greek): to promise

Definitions

  1. to promise

Ancestry of “ὑπισχνέομαι”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekὑπο-under, sub-, hypo-; denoting a small degree,...
2Ancient Greekὑπό
3Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—

Words derived from “ὑπισχνέομαι”

  • ὑπόσχεσις
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp- →