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Where does “ὕβρις” come from?

ὕβρις (Ancient Greek) comes from Proto-Indo-European ud- — up, out, away; outward, up.

ὕβρις (Ancient Greek): pride; insolence; outrage

Definitions

  1. pride; insolence; outrage

Ancestry of “ὕβρις”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanud-up, out, away; outward, up

Words derived from “ὕβρις”

  • hubris
  • hubristic
  • hubrid
  • αλληλοβρίζομαι
  • βρίζω
  • βρισιά
  • ὑβρίζω
  • ὑβριστικός
  • ὑβρισία
  • hybris
  • βρίζω
  • βρισιά
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ud- →