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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

  1. to answer; to interpret; to dialogue, to answer...

Ancestry of “ὑποκρίνομαι”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekῠ̔ποκρῑ́νω—
2Ancient Greekῠ̔πο-under, lower; by, under; under”, “beneath
3Ancient Greekὑπό
4Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—

Words derived from “ὑποκρίνομαι”

  • hypocrisy
  • hypocrite
  • hypocritely
  • hypocrita
  • hypocrisis
  • hipócrita
  • hipocrisia
  • hypocrisie
  • υποκριτής
  • ὑποκριτής
  • ὑπόκρισις
  • ipocrisie
  • ipocrite
  • ypocrisie
  • ypocrite
  • ypokrosie
  • hypocrisis
  • hypocrita
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