From the scholia to Homer, Odyssey 1.10, where the headword occurs. The adverb ἀμόθεν is a Homeric form of ποθεν , from ἁμός (B) in LSJ. The root is *sm- meaning "some"; there is uncertainty whether it should be written with smooth breathing (Aeolic or Ionic) or rough breathing (Attic). See links to LSJ below.