Where does “όπιο” come from?

όπιο (Greek) comes from Ancient Greek ὄπιον, from Ancient Greek ὀπός, from Proto-Indo-European sokʷós, from Proto-Indo-European sekʷ- — to follow; to see; to say.

όπιο (Greek): opium addictive narcotic drug obtained from the dried juice of unripe pods of the opium poppy

Definitions

  1. opium addictive narcotic drug obtained from the dried juice of unripe pods of the opium poppy

Ancestry of “όπιο”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekὄπιονpoppy juice, opium
2Ancient Greekὀπόςjuice, vegetable/plant juice; fig-juice
3Proto-Indo-Europeansokʷósjuice of plants
4Proto-Indo-Europeansekʷ-to follow; to see; to say
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sekʷ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European sokʷósEvery word from Ancient Greek ὀπός
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