Where does “ύποπτος” come from?
ύποπτος (Greek) comes from Ancient Greek ὕποπτος, from Ancient Greek ὑπο-, from Ancient Greek ὑπό, from Proto-Indo-European upó, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-.
ύποπτος (Greek): suspicious, suspect; incriminating; sleazy
Definitions
- suspicious, suspect; incriminating; sleazy
Ancestry of “ύποπτος”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Ancient Greek | ὕποπτος | — |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | ὑπο- | under, sub-, hypo-; denoting a small degree,... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ὑπό | |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | upó | under, below |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ewp- | — |