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Where does “εἶδον” come from?

εἶδον (Ancient Greek) comes from Proto-Indo-European *widét, from Proto-Indo-European weyd- — to see.

εἶδον (Ancient Greek): to see, behold, perceive; to look at or towards;...

Definitions

  1. to see, behold, perceive; to look at or towards;...

Ancestry of “εἶδον”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-European*widét—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanweyd-to see

Words derived from “εἶδον”

  • ἀϊδνός
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyd- →