Where does “antilopeachtig” come from?

antilopeachtig (Dutch) comes from Dutch antilope, from French antilope, from Medieval Latin antilops, from Byzantine Greek ἀνθόλοψ, from Ancient Greek ἀν-, from Ancient Greek ὀρθός, from Proto-Hellenic ortʰwós, from Proto-Indo-European h₃r̥dʰwós — Creates adjectives from verb stems.

antilopeachtig (Dutch): antelopelike

Definitions

  1. antelopelike

Ancestry of “antilopeachtig”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchantilopeantelope
2Frenchantilopeantelope
3Medieval Latinantilops
4Byzantine Greekἀνθόλοψantelope
5Ancient Greekἀν-Alternative form of ἀ- used before a vowel;...
6Ancient Greekὀρθόςstraight, upright, erect; straight forward, in a...
7Proto-Hellenicortʰwós
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃r̥dʰwós
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃erdʰ-to increase, grow; upright, high
10Proto-Indo-European-wósCreates adjectives from verb stems
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -wósEvery word from Proto-Indo-European h₃erdʰ-Every word from Ancient Greek ἀν-
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