Where does “ὑποκρίνομαι” come from?
ὑποκρίνομαι (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek ῠ̔ποκρῑ́νω, from Ancient Greek ῠ̔πο-, from Ancient Greek ὑπό, from Proto-Indo-European upó, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-.
ὑποκρίνομαι (Ancient Greek): to answer; to interpret; to dialogue, to answer...
Definitions
- to answer; to interpret; to dialogue, to answer...
Ancestry of “ὑποκρίνομαι”, step by step
ὑποκρίνομαι traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Ancient Greek ῠ̔ποκρῑ́νω
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | ῠ̔ποκρῑ́νω | — |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | ῠ̔πο- | under, lower; by, under; under”, “beneath |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ὑπό | |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | upó | under, below |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ewp- | — |