Where does “opisthenar” come from?

opisthenar (English) comes from Ancient Greek ὄπισθεν, from Ancient Greek -θεν, from Proto-Indo-European *-dʰe — locative suffix.

opisthenar (English): The back of the hand

Definitions

  1. The back of the hand

Ancestry of “opisthenar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekὄπισθενbehind, at the back; backwards; in the future,...
2Ancient Greek-θενfrom; also used, like genitive, with prepositions
3Proto-Indo-European*-dʰelocative suffix
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *-dʰe →Every word from Ancient Greek -θεν →Every word from Ancient Greek ὄπισθεν →