Where does “ophryon” come from?

ophryon (English) comes from Ancient Greek ὀφρύς, from Proto-Hellenic opʰrū́s, from Proto-Indo-European h₃bʰrúHs — eyebrow.

ophryon (English): The point in the brow just above the optic...

Definitions

  1. The point in the brow just above the optic...

Ancestry of “ophryon”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekὀφρύςeyebrow; brow of a hill
2Proto-Hellenicopʰrū́s—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃bʰrúHseyebrow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃bʰrúHs →Every word from Proto-Hellenic opʰrū́s →Every word from Ancient Greek ὀφρύς →