ἀρχῆθεν
From LSJ
ἡ κέρκος τῇ ἀλώπεκι μαρτυρεῖ → you can tell a fox by its tail, small traits give the clue to the character of a person
English (LSJ)
Dor. ἀρχ-ᾶθεν, Adv.
A from the beginning, from of old, Pi.O. 9.55, I.4(3).7, Hdt.1.131, 2.138, Hp.Epid.6.7.5; rare in Trag., A.Fr. 416, S.Fr.126; condemned by Phryn.75; freq. in later Prose, as Plb.1.50.5, al., Plu.2.238e, etc.; immediately, Id.Cat.Mi.28. 2 with neg., κρέσσον . . ἀρχῆθεν μὴ ἐλθεῖν not at all, Hdt.5.18; cf. ἀρχή 1.1 c.
German (Pape)
[Seite 365] vom Anfang an, von Alters her, nach B. A. 7 nicht attisch, Pind. Ol. 9, 59 I. 3, 25; öfter Her., φθόνος ἀρχῆθεν ἐμφύεται ἀνθρώπῳ 3, 80; κρέσσον γὰρ ἀρχῆθεν μη ἐλθεῖν, d. i. überhaupt nicht, 5, 18; Pol. 1, 50, 2; ἀρχῆθεν εὐθύς 2, 43, 3; Sp.
