Where does “αλεπότρυπα” come from?

αλεπότρυπα (Greek) comes from Greek αλεπού, from Ancient Greek ἀλώπηξ, from Proto-Hellenic alōpēḱos.

αλεπότρυπα (Greek): foxhole, fox's hole, fox burrow

Definitions

  1. foxhole, fox's hole, fox burrow

Ancestry of “αλεπότρυπα”, step by step

αλεπότρυπα traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Greek αλεπού

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Greekαλεπούfox; cunning or sly person
2Ancient Greekἀλώπηξfox
3Proto-Hellenicalōpēḱos—

via Greek τρύπα

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Greekτρύπαhole; 2nd person singular present imperfective...
2Koine Greekτρῦπαhole
Every word from Proto-Hellenic alōpēḱos →Every word from Ancient Greek ἀλώπηξ →Every word from Greek αλεπού →