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Where does “ypsen” come from?

ypsen (Middle English) comes from Latin epicoenon, from Ancient Greek ἐπίκοινος, from Ancient Greek κοινός, from Proto-Hellenic koňňós, from Proto-Indo-European ḱomyós, from Proto-Indo-European ḱóm, from Proto-Indo-European ḱe, from Middle English kyt — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

ypsen (Middle English): having only one form for masculine and feminine...

Definitions

  1. having only one form for masculine and feminine...

Ancestry of “ypsen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinepicoenonnoun applicable to either males or females;...
2Ancient Greekἐπίκοινοςcommon to many people, things, etc.; promiscuous,...
3Ancient Greekκοινόςcommon; public, general
4Proto-Hellenickoňňós—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱomyós—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
7Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
8Middle Englishkyt—
9Germankitt—
10Old High Germankuti—
11Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
12Proto-Germanickweduzresin
13Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
14Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

Words derived from “ypsen”

  • epicene
  • epicenity
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