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
Ancestry of “ὑπόσπονδος”, step by step
ὑπόσπονδος traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Ancient Greek σπονδή
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | σπονδή | libation, drink-offering; treaty, truce |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | -ή | suffix of feminine nouns in the [[Appendix:Ancient Greek first declension |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | -ᾱ | nominal suffix |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -éh₂ | — |
via Ancient Greek ὑπό
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | ὑπό | |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | upó | under, below |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ewp- | — |