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Where does “ὑστερέω” come from?

ὑστερέω (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek ὕστερος, from Proto-Indo-European údteros, from Proto-Indo-European úd — out, outward.

ὑστερέω (Ancient Greek): be behind, be later, come after, come late; come...

Definitions

  1. be behind, be later, come after, come late; come...

Ancestry of “ὑστερέω”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekὕστεροςlatter
2Proto-Indo-Europeanúdteroshigher, outer
3Proto-Indo-Europeanúdout, outward

Words derived from “ὑστερέω”

  • hysteresis
  • hysteron
  • ὑστέρησις
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