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Where does “ὑποκριτικός” come from?

ὑποκριτικός (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek ὑποκριτής, from Ancient Greek ὑποκρίνομαι, from Ancient Greek ῠ̔ποκρῑ́νω, from Ancient Greek ῠ̔πο-, from Ancient Greek ὑπό, from Proto-Indo-European upó, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-.

Ancestry of “ὑποκριτικός”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekὑποκριτήςone who answers: interpreter, expounder; stage...
2Ancient Greekὑποκρίνομαιto answer; to interpret; to dialogue, to answer...
3Ancient Greekῠ̔ποκρῑ́νω—
4Ancient Greekῠ̔πο-under, lower; by, under; under”, “beneath
5Ancient Greekὑπό
6Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—

Words derived from “ὑποκριτικός”

  • hypocritical
  • hypocritically
  • hypocritic
  • unhypocritical
  • unhypocritically
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