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Where does “ὑποσπαδίας” come from?

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

ὑποσπαδίας (Ancient Greek): one who has the orifice of the urethra too low

Definitions

  1. one who has the orifice of the urethra too low

Ancestry of “ὑποσπαδίας”, 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 “ὑποσπαδίας”

  • υποσπαδίας
  • hipeaspáidias
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp- →