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Where does “ὤψ” come from?

ὤψ (Ancient Greek) comes from Proto-Hellenic ókʷs, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ókʷs, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ekʷ- — to see; eye.

ὤψ (Ancient Greek): to the eye; in the face; eye

Definitions

  1. to the eye; in the face; eye

Ancestry of “ὤψ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Hellenicókʷs—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ókʷseye
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ekʷ-to see; eye

Words derived from “ὤψ”

  • myopic
  • myopia
  • prosopagnosia
  • myopically
  • prosopography
  • prosopon
  • prosopographical
  • prosopographic
  • nonmyopic
  • pseudomyopia
  • prosopalgia
  • anisomyopia
  • myopization
  • myopiagenic
  • myopist
  • prosopometamorphopsia
  • prosopopesis
  • isomyopia
  • heteromyopia
  • anisomyopic
  • prosopographia
  • miopia
  • myopia
  • μέτωπο
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