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Where does “ἀνάποδος” come from?

ἀνάποδος (Byzantine Greek) comes from Ancient Greek ποδός, from Ancient Greek ἀργός, from Ancient Greek ἀ-, from Proto-Hellenic hə-, from Proto-Indo-European sm̥-, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.

Ancestry of “ἀνάποδος”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekποδόςgenitive singular of πούς; foot; of the foot,...
2Ancient Greekἀργόςwhite, bright; swift; not working, idle
3Ancient Greekἀ-The alpha privativum, used to make words that...
4Proto-Hellenichə-same; together
5Proto-Indo-Europeansm̥-one; with, together
6Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one

Words derived from “ἀνάποδος”

  • ανάποδος
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