Where does “φειδώ” come from?

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

φειδώ (Ancient Greek): sparing

Definitions

  1. sparing

Ancestry of “φειδώ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekφείδομαιto spare, save; I spare
2Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰéydtto split
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeyd-to split
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰey-bee
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeyd- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰéydt →