Where does “ὑπόσπονδος” come from?

ὑπόσπονδος (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek σπονδή, from Ancient Greek -ή, from Ancient Greek -ᾱ, from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂.

ὑπόσπονδος (Ancient Greek): under truce or treaty

Definitions

  1. under truce or treaty

Ancestry of “ὑπόσπονδος”, step by step

ὑπόσπονδος traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek σπονδή

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekσπονδήlibation, drink-offering; treaty, truce
2Ancient Greek-ήsuffix of feminine nouns in the [[Appendix:Ancient Greek first declension
3Ancient Greek-ᾱnominal suffix
4Proto-Indo-European-éh₂—

via Ancient Greek ὑπό

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekὑπό
2Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂ →Every word from Ancient Greek -ή →Every word from Ancient Greek -ᾱ →