Etymograph

English

hopl-

Hopl- comes from Ancient Greek ὅπλον ‘weapon’, from Proto-Indo-European *sop-lo- ‘instrument’, and ultimately from *sep- ‘to care for, honor, prepare’.

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*sep-‘to care for, honor, prepare’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*sop-lo-‘instrument’reconstructed
  3. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEὅπλονhóplon‘weapon’
  4. Englishtodayhopl-

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*sep-‘to care for, honor, prepare’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*sop-lo-‘instrument’reconstructed
  3. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEὅπλονhóplon‘weapon’
  4. Englishtodayhopl-

Linked words

through Proto-Indo-European *sep- ‘to care for, honor, prepare’

savory, savour, sepulchre, insipid, sapling, 14 more

Today it means

prefix weapon, arms; armed

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *sep- / hopl-

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