Where does “amfioen” come from?

amfioen (Dutch) comes from Spanish anfión, from Arabic أَفْيُون, from Ancient Greek ὄπιον, from Ancient Greek ὀπός, from Proto-Indo-European sokʷós, from Proto-Indo-European sekʷ- — to follow; to see; to say.

amfioen (Dutch): opium

Definitions

  1. opium

Ancestry of “amfioen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishanfiónopium
2Arabicأَفْيُون
3Ancient Greekὄπιονpoppy juice, opium
4Ancient Greekὀπόςjuice, vegetable/plant juice; fig-juice
5Proto-Indo-Europeansokʷósjuice of plants
6Proto-Indo-Europeansekʷ-to follow; to see; to say

Words derived from “amfioen

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sekʷ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European sokʷósEvery word from Ancient Greek ὀπός
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