Where does “opistho-” come from?

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

opistho- (English): back, behind, rear

Definitions

  1. back, behind, rear

Ancestry of “opistho-”, 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

Words derived from “opistho-”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European *-dʰe →Every word from Ancient Greek -θεν →Every word from Ancient Greek ὄπισθεν →