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Where does “ընդդէմ” come from?

ընդդէմ (Old Armenian) comes from Old Armenian ընդ, from Proto-Indo-European h₂énti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂énts, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ent-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- — on, onto.

ընդդէմ (Old Armenian): against, on the contrary, the wrong side,...

Definitions

  1. against, on the contrary, the wrong side,...

Ancestry of “ընդդէմ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianընդin the place, instead of; for; with; to, in the...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éntiopposite; near; in front
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éntsforehead; front
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ent-face; forehead; front
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto

Words derived from “ընդդէմ”

  • ընդդեմ
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