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Where does “ὀψές” come from?

ὀψές (Byzantine Greek) comes from Ancient Greek ὀψέ, from Proto-Indo-European h₁epi, from Proto-Indo-European h₁eps.

Ancestry of “ὀψές”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekὀψέlate; long after; late in the day, in the evening
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁epion, at, near
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁eps—

Words derived from “ὀψές”

  • εψές
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁eps →