ὀφιοῦχος
Ancient Greek
noun
Definitions
- serpent handler
- (constellation) Ophiuchus, the constellation
Etymology
Compound from Ancient Greek ὄφις (snake, a small serpent, serpent) + Ancient Greek ἔχω (hold, bring, carry, bear, have, I have, detain, grasp, I own, keep).
Origin
Ancient Greek
ἔχω
Gloss
hold, bring, carry, bear, have, I have, detain, grasp, I own, keep
Concept
Semantic Field
Possession
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Kanji
熊
Emoji
👫 🧑🤝🧑
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- echard English
- hydrophid English
- ophidiarium English
- ophiolatry English
- ophiolite English
- acanth Latin
- ophidia Latin
- ophiurus Latin
- ofide Italian
- εὐνοῦχος Ancient Greek
- κατέχω Ancient Greek
- κυνοῦχος Ancient Greek
- λυχνοῦχος Ancient Greek
- οὐρανοῦχος Ancient Greek
- παρέχω Ancient Greek
- πλεονεξία Ancient Greek
- προέχω Ancient Greek
- προσέχω Ancient Greek
- σκηπτοῦχος Ancient Greek
- σταθμοῦχος Ancient Greek
- σχῆμα Ancient Greek
- ἀντέχω Ancient Greek
- ἀπέχω Ancient Greek
- Ἀντίοχος Ancient Greek
- Ἀξίοχος Ancient Greek
- Ἀστύοχος Ancient Greek
- ἐπέχω Ancient Greek
- ἐχήνια Ancient Greek
- ἐχενηΐς Ancient Greek
- ἔχω Ancient Greek
- Ἐχέμβροτος Ancient Greek
- Ἐχέπωλος Ancient Greek
- Ἐχεκράτης Ancient Greek
- Ἔχεκλος Ancient Greek
- ἡνίοχος Ancient Greek
- ὄφις Ancient Greek
- ῥαβδοῦχος Ancient Greek
- *h₃égʷʰis, *h₁ógʷʰis Proto-Indo-European
- *seǵʰ- Proto-Indo-European
- -ούχος Greek (modern)
- Όφις Greek (modern)
- έχω Greek (modern)
- όφις Greek (modern)