Where does “όπισθεν” come from?

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

όπισθεν (Greek): behind, at the back; astern; reverse

Definitions

  1. behind, at the back; astern; reverse

Ancestry of “όπισθεν”, 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 →