Where does “Φείδιππος” come from?

Φείδιππος (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek φείδομαι, from Proto-Indo-European bʰéydt, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeyd-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰey- — bee.

Φείδιππος (Ancient Greek): Phidippus, one of the suitors of Helen

Definitions

  1. Phidippus, one of the suitors of Helen

Ancestry of “Φείδιππος”, step by step

Φείδιππος traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek φείδομαι

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekφείδομαιto spare, save; I spare
2Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰéydtto split
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeyd-to split
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰey-bee

via Ancient Greek ἵππος

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἵπποςa horse, a mare; cavalry, horsemen
2Proto-Hellenicíkkʷoshorse
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁éḱwosstallion, horse
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁oh₁ḱu-swift

Words derived from “Φείδιππος”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeyd- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰéydt →