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Where does “υποκειμενικός” come from?

υποκειμενικός (Greek) comes from Greek υποκείμενο, from Ancient Greek ὑποκείμενον, from Ancient Greek ὑπόκειμαι, from Ancient Greek ῠ̔πο-, from Ancient Greek ὑπό, from Proto-Indo-European upó, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-.

υποκειμενικός (Greek): subjective; relating to the subject of a sentence

Definitions

  1. subjective; relating to the subject of a sentence

Ancestry of “υποκειμενικός”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Greekυποκείμενοsubject
2Ancient Greekὑποκείμενονmasculine accusative singular of ὑποκείμενος ,...
3Ancient Greekὑπόκειμαιto lie under; to be put under the eyes, to be...
4Ancient Greekῠ̔πο-under, lower; by, under; under”, “beneath
5Ancient Greekὑπό
6Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—
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