Where does “ὑπόκρισις” come from?
ὑπόκρισις (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek ῠ̔ποκρῑ́νομαι, from Ancient Greek ῠ̔πο-, from Ancient Greek ὑπό, from Proto-Indo-European upó, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-.
ὑπόκρισις (Ancient Greek): reply, answer; the part of an actor or orator:...
Definitions
- reply, answer; the part of an actor or orator:...
Ancestry of “ὑπόκρισις”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Ancient Greek | ῠ̔ποκρῑ́νομαι | I answer |
| 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- | — |
Words derived from “ὑπόκρισις”